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, 1 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:38
- 4☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:27
- 7♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:09
- 2♂︎ Mars20:09 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 1 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:45: 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.