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 Thursday, 5 September 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:50
- 2♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:55
- 3☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:59
- 4♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:08
- 6☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:21
- 9♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:26
- 10☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:30
- 11♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:26
- 4♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:22
- 5☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:17
- 6♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:09
- 8☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:55
- 11♂︎ Mars05:55 – 06:51
- 12☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 5 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:46 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.