Planetary hours
in Zaragoza.
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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:57
- 4☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:51
- 7♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:49
- 8☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:44
- 11☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:42
- 2♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:44
- 3☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:46
- 4♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:50
- 6☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:56
- 9♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:58
- 10☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:00
- 11♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaragoza?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:03 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.