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, 28 September 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:07
- 2♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:06
- 4☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:05
- 7♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:04
- 8☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:02
- 11☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 21:02
- 2♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:02
- 3☉︎ Sun22:02 – 23:03
- 4♀︎ Venus23:03 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:04
- 6☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:06
- 9♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:07
- 10☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:08
- 11♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 28 September 2025, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 09:07: 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.