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, 21 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:57
- 7♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:24
- 9☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:05
- 12♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:05
- 2♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:38
- 4☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:57
- 7♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:30
- 9♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Wednesday, 21 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:49: 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.