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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:32
- 3♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:42
- 4☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 13:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:12
- 7☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:41
- 10♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:51
- 11☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:01
- 12♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:01
- 2☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:31
- 5♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:21
- 6☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:11
- 7♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:51
- 9☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:21
- 12♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:12 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.