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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:40
- 3☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:04
- 6♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:13
- 7☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:21
- 8♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:38
- 10☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 19:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 21:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:54
- 2☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:46
- 3♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:29
- 5☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:04
- 8♂︎ Mars03:04 – 03:55
- 9☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:30
- 12☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:23 to 08:31: 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.