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 Thursday, 2 October 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:10
- 2♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:09
- 3☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:08
- 4♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:05
- 6☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 15:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:00
- 9♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:59
- 10☉︎ Sun16:59 – 17:57
- 11♀︎ Venus17:57 – 18:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:59
- 4♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:01
- 5☉︎ Sun00:01 – 01:02
- 6♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:05
- 8☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:10
- 11♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:11
- 12☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 2 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:12 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.