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, 15 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:40
- 3♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:30
- 4☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:07
- 12♀︎ Venus17:07 – 17:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:07
- 2☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:59
- 7♀︎ Venus00:59 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:20
- 9☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:51
- 12♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 15 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:01 to 08:50: 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.