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, 5 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 10:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 11:05
- 4☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:17
- 7♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:22
- 8☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:26
- 9♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:34
- 11☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:39
- 2♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:34
- 3☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:30
- 4♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:08
- 9♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:03
- 10☉︎ Sun05:03 – 05:59
- 11♀︎ Venus05:59 – 06:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 5 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:52 to 08:56: 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.