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 Friday, 10 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:55
- 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 11:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:11
- 6♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:16
- 7☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:21
- 8♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:32
- 10☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:43
- 2☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:37
- 3♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:26
- 5☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:10
- 8♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:04
- 9☉︎ Sun04:04 – 04:59
- 10♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:48
- 12☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 10 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.