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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:15
- 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:27
- 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:13
- 12☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Málaga?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:24 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.