Planetary hours
in Madrid.
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, 3 April 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:58
- 2☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:10
- 5♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:14
- 6☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:18
- 7♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:26
- 9☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:37
- 12♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:37
- 2♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:29
- 4☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:17
- 7♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:13
- 8☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:09
- 9♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 06:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 3 April 2024, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:54 to 08:58: 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.