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 Saturday, 20 September 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:04
- 4☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:05
- 5♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:07
- 7☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:11
- 10♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:12
- 11☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:10
- 5♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:09
- 6☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:08
- 7♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:06
- 9☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 20 September 2025, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:00 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.