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 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:13
- 2♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:10
- 4☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:06
- 7♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:04
- 8☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 17:59
- 11☽︎ Moon17:59 – 18:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 19:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:58
- 2♂︎ Mars20:58 – 22:00
- 3☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:01
- 4♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:04
- 6☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:09
- 9♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:11
- 10☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:12
- 11♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Málaga?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:15 to 09:13: 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.