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, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:03
- 6☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:12
- 7♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:31
- 9☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:58
- 12♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:40
- 4☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:11
- 7♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:02
- 8☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:34
- 11☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 08:26: 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.