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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:25
- 2☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:11
- 5♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:06
- 6☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:02
- 7♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:52
- 9☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:38
- 12♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:38
- 2♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:48
- 4☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:02
- 7♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:07
- 8☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:12
- 9♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:21
- 11☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Málaga?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:30 to 09:25: 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.