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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:53
- 6♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:25
- 2☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:39
- 5☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:54
- 8♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:58
- 9☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:03
- 10♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:13
- 12☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zaragoza?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:16 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.