Planetary hours
in Murcia.
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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:01
- 2☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:23
- 4☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:49
- 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Murcia?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:13 to 09:01: 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.