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, 1 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:10
- 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:06
- 5♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:05
- 6☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:04
- 7♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:58
- 2♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:04
- 7♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:05
- 8☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:07
- 9♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:11 to 09:10: 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.