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, 21 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:06
- 2☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:58
- 6☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:11
- 7♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:37
- 9☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:17
- 12♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:16
- 2♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:50
- 4☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:11
- 7♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:45
- 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:53 to 08:06: 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.