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, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 14:11
- 7♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:25
- 8☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:38
- 9♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:05
- 11☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:19
- 2♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:05
- 3☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:52
- 4♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:25
- 6☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 02:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 08:04: 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.