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 Sunday, 2 March 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:43
- 2♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:36
- 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:27
- 7♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:14
- 11☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:10
- 2♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 2 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:46 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.