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, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:40
- 2☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:49
- 5♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:52
- 6☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:02
- 9☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:11
- 12♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:11
- 2♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:40: 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.