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, 11 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:14
- 3♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:11
- 4☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:07
- 5♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:01
- 7☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:50
- 10♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:47
- 11☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:44
- 12♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:44
- 2☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:54
- 5♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:58
- 6☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:01
- 7♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:08
- 9☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:19
- 12♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 11 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:21 to 09:18: 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.