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 Saturday, 1 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:13
- 10♂︎ Mars15:13 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:45
- 12♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:45
- 2☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:27
- 5♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:03
- 12♂︎ Mars07:03 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barcelona?
On Saturday, 1 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:17 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.