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, 7 September 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:12
- 7♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:16
- 8☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:20
- 9♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:28
- 11☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:32
- 2♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:28
- 3☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:24
- 4♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:16
- 6☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:04
- 9♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:00
- 10☉︎ Sun05:00 – 05:56
- 11♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 7 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:47 to 08:52: 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.