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, 29 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:06
- 2♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:11
- 4☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:19
- 7♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:22
- 8☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:25
- 9♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:30
- 11☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:33
- 2♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:30
- 3☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:27
- 4♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:13
- 9♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:07
- 11♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 29 March 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:03 to 09:06: 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.