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 Saturday, 7 March 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:17
- 11☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:15
- 12♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:14
- 2☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:21
- 5♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 7 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:39 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.