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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:36
- 5♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:52
- 7♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:08
- 9☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:32
- 12♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:32
- 2♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:16
- 4☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:53
- 7♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:37
- 9♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Palma?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 08:13: 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.