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, 13 April 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:57
- 4☽︎ Moon10:57 – 12:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 13:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:15
- 7♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:21
- 8☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:27
- 9♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:39
- 11☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:45
- 2♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:39
- 3☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:33
- 4♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:02
- 9♂︎ Mars04:02 – 04:56
- 10☉︎ Sun04:56 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 13 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:45: 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.