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 Tuesday, 28 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:36
- 3♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:54
- 5☽︎ Moon11:54 – 13:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:21
- 8♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:30
- 9☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:39
- 10♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:58
- 12☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 21:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:48
- 3♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:39
- 4☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:30
- 5♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:11
- 7☽︎ Moon02:11 – 03:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:44
- 10♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:35
- 11☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:25
- 12♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.