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 Friday, 3 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:10
- 3☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:05
- 6♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:03
- 7☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:01
- 8♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 16:58
- 10☽︎ Moon16:58 – 17:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:55
- 2☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:56
- 3♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:00
- 5☽︎ Moon00:00 – 01:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:05
- 8♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:07
- 9☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:09
- 10♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:12
- 12☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 3 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:13 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.