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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:51
- 7♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:45
- 9☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:37
- 12♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:38
- 2♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:54
- 8☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaragoza?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:06 to 09:04: 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.