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, 1 April 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:58 – 09:01
- 2☉︎ Sun09:01 – 10:05
- 3♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:12
- 5☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:22
- 8♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:25
- 9☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:29
- 10♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:36
- 12☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:32
- 3♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:28
- 4☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:25
- 5♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:18
- 7☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:07
- 10♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:03
- 11☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:00
- 12♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 1 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:58 to 09:01: 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.