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 Sunday, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:23
- 2♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 10:59
- 4☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:50
- 4♀︎ Venus21:50 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:59
- 10☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:11
- 11♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:34 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.