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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:00
- 6♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:11
- 7☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:22
- 8♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:44
- 10☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:06
- 2☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:55
- 3♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:33
- 5☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:00
- 8♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:48
- 9☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:37
- 10♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:16: 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.