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 Wednesday, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:24
- 2☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:11
- 11☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:36 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.