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 Saturday, 11 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:53
- 3♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:59
- 4☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:05
- 5♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:16
- 7☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:32
- 10♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:38
- 11☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:44
- 12♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:43
- 2☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:26
- 5♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:21
- 6☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:15
- 7♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:04
- 9☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:46
- 12♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 11 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:42 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.