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, 3 September 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:49
- 2☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:03
- 5♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:08
- 6☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:13
- 7♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:23
- 9☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:38
- 12♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:38
- 2♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:28
- 4☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:14
- 7♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:09
- 8☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:04
- 9♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 3 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:44 to 08:49: 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.