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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:20
- 3♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:16
- 4☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:12
- 5♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:04
- 7☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:47
- 11☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:43
- 12♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:43
- 2☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:56
- 5♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:00
- 6☉︎ Sun01:00 – 02:04
- 7♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:13
- 9☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:26
- 12♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Córdoba (Spain)?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:29 to 09:25: 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.