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, 11 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:36
- 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 14:11
- 7♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:23
- 8☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:34
- 9♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:46 – 18:57
- 11☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:09
- 2♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:57
- 3☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:45
- 4♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:22
- 6☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 02:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:47
- 9♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 11 May 2025, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:02 to 08:13: 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.