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 Friday, 5 September 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:55
- 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 12:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:08
- 6♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:13
- 7☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:17
- 8♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:26
- 10☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:35
- 2☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:31
- 3♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:22
- 5☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:09
- 8♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:04
- 9☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 05:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:51
- 12☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 5 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:46 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.