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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 13:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:12
- 7♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:22
- 8☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:32
- 9♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:52
- 11☽︎ Moon18:52 – 20:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:02
- 2♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:52
- 3☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:41
- 4♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.