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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:25
- 2☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:12
- 3♀︎ Venus10:12 – 10:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:46
- 5☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:07
- 8♂︎ Mars14:07 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:42
- 10♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:42
- 4☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:54
- 5♀︎ Venus22:54 – 00:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:20
- 7☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:59
- 10♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:12
- 11☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:25
- 12♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:38 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.