Planetary hours
in Málaga.
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 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:19
- 2♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 10:56
- 4☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 15:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:37
- 11☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:26
- 2♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 23:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:45
- 9♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:56
- 10☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:07
- 11♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Málaga?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:30 to 09:19: 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.