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 Monday, 26 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:58
- 4♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:48
- 5☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:37
- 6♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:17
- 8☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:46
- 11♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:35
- 12☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:46
- 3☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 23:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:16
- 6♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:27
- 7☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:57
- 10☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Monday, 26 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:29 to 09:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.