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, 27 September 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:06
- 4☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:06
- 5♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:05
- 7☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:04
- 10♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:04
- 11☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:03
- 12♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:03
- 2☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:05
- 5♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:05
- 6☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:05
- 7♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:06
- 9☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:07
- 12♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 27 September 2025, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:07 to 09:07: 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.