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, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 13:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:14
- 7♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:21
- 8☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:28
- 9♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:43
- 11☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:50
- 2♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:43
- 3☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:35
- 4♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:20
- 6☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 03:58
- 9♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:51
- 10☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:43
- 11♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:37: 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.