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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:18
- 2♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:53
- 4☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:52
- 9♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:06
- 11♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Córdoba (Spain)?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:30 to 09:18: 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.