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, 22 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:21
- 2☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:32
- 12♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:32
- 2♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 22 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:32 to 09:21: 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.