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 Wednesday, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:01
- 2☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:03
- 12♂︎ Mars17:03 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:03
- 2♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:48
- 11☽︎ Moon05:48 – 07:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:12 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.