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, 22 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:57
- 5♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:05
- 6☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:13
- 7♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:29
- 9☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:53
- 12♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:52
- 2♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:36
- 4☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:12
- 7♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:04
- 8☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:40
- 11☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:26 to 08:34: 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.