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 Tuesday, 9 September 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:53
- 2☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:57
- 3♀︎ Venus09:57 – 11:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:04
- 5☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:15
- 8♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:18
- 9☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:22
- 10♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:29
- 12☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:26
- 3♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:22
- 4☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:19
- 5♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 02:12
- 7☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:01
- 10♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:57
- 11☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:54
- 12♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 9 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:49 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.