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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:12
- 4☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:07
- 7♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:05
- 8☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:04
- 9♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 18:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 19:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:59
- 2♂︎ Mars20:59 – 22:01
- 3☉︎ Sun22:01 – 23:02
- 4♀︎ Venus23:02 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:06
- 6☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:11
- 9♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:13
- 10☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:14
- 11♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Córdoba (Spain)?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:17 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.