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 Wednesday, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:12
- 5♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:15
- 6☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:19
- 7♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:25
- 9☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:35
- 12♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:35
- 2♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:28
- 4☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:18
- 7♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:14
- 8☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:11
- 9♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:58 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.