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, 2 April 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:00
- 2☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:11
- 5♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:14
- 6☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:18
- 7♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:25
- 9☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:29
- 4☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:17
- 7♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:14
- 8☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:10
- 9♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 06:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 2 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 09:00: 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.