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, 15 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:43
- 2☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:02
- 5♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:08
- 6☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:15
- 7♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:28
- 9☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:47
- 12♂︎ Mars19:47 – 20:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:47
- 2♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:34
- 4☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:14
- 7♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:07
- 8☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:48
- 11☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 15 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:43: 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.