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 Wednesday, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:08
- 5♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:10
- 6☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:12
- 7♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:21
- 12♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:21
- 2♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:12
- 7♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:10
- 8☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:08
- 9♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Málaga?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.