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, 4 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 13:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:11
- 7♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:22
- 8☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:32
- 9♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:53
- 11☽︎ Moon18:53 – 20:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:03
- 2♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:52
- 3☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:42
- 4♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:50
- 9♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:29
- 11♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 4 May 2025, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 08:20: 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.