Planetary hours
in Barcelona.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:02
- 2♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:37
- 10☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:49
- 11♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:14 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.