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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:25
- 2♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:17
- 4☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:03
- 7♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:59
- 8☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 16:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:46
- 11☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:42
- 2♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:46
- 3☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:51
- 4♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:59
- 6☽︎ Moon00:59 – 02:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:13
- 9♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:17
- 10☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:22
- 11♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Córdoba (Spain)?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:30 to 09:25: 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.