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, 24 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:23
- 3☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:04
- 6♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:58
- 7☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:40
- 10☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:27
- 2☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:34
- 3♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:46
- 5☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:05
- 8♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:11
- 9☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:18
- 10♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:30
- 12☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 24 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:35 to 09:29: 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.