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, 14 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:59
- 6☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:11
- 7♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:35
- 9☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:11
- 12♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:11
- 2♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:47
- 4☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:10
- 7♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 14 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 08:11: 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.