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 Saturday, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:07
- 3♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:11
- 4☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:14
- 5♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:22
- 7☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:33
- 10♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:37
- 11☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:41
- 12♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:40
- 2☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:29
- 5♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:25
- 6☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:21
- 7♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:13
- 9☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Córdoba (Spain)?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:00 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.