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 Saturday, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:10
- 4☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:13
- 5♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:20
- 7☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:31
- 10♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:35
- 11☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:38
- 12♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:38
- 2☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:27
- 5♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:23
- 6☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:20
- 7♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:12
- 9☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:01
- 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Málaga?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 09:03: 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.