Planetary hours
in Córdoba (Spain).
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 Monday, 12 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:00
- 4♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:49
- 5☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:38
- 6♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:16
- 8☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:42
- 11♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:31
- 12☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:42
- 3☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:16
- 6♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:27
- 7☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:38
- 8♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 05:00
- 10☽︎ Moon05:00 – 06:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Córdoba (Spain)?
On Monday, 12 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:34 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.