Planetary hours
in Palma.
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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:12
- 2☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:20
- 3♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:36
- 5☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 15:01
- 8♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:09
- 9☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:17
- 10♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:33
- 12☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:25
- 3♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:09
- 5♀︎ Venus00:09 – 01:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:53
- 7☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:29
- 10♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palma?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:04 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.