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, 10 September 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:54
- 2☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:04
- 5♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:07
- 6☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:11
- 7♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:18
- 9☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:28
- 12♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:28
- 2♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:11
- 7♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:08
- 8☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:05
- 9♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:58
- 11☽︎ Moon05:58 – 06:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 10 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:50 to 08:54: 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.