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 Tuesday, 24 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:13
- 2☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:18
- 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:23
- 8♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:24
- 9☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:29
- 12☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:27
- 3♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:25
- 4☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:24
- 5♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:20
- 7☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:13
- 11☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:11 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.