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, 29 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:58
- 6♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:12
- 7☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:26
- 8♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:54
- 10☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:22
- 2☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:08
- 3♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:40
- 5☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 02:58
- 8♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:44
- 9☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:29
- 10♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:48 to 08:02: 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.