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, 9 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:52
- 4♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:44
- 5☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:21
- 8☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:58
- 11♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:50
- 12☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:58
- 3☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:20
- 6♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:28
- 7☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:36
- 8♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:51
- 10☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Monday, 9 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:15 to 09:08: 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.