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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:47
- 3☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 12:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:07
- 6♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:14
- 7☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:21
- 8♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:35
- 10☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:55 – 21:48
- 2☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:41
- 3♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:27
- 5☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:07
- 8♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:00
- 9☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:53
- 10♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:33 to 08:40: 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.