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 Tuesday, 17 September 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:57 – 08:59
- 2☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:01
- 3♀︎ Venus10:01 – 11:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 12:05
- 5☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:10
- 8♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:12
- 9☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:14
- 10♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:17
- 12☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:16
- 3♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:14
- 4☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:12
- 5♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:09
- 7☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:04
- 10♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:02
- 11☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:00
- 12♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:57 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.