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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 13:03
- 6☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:18
- 7♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:48
- 9☽︎ Moon16:48 – 18:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:33
- 12♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:33
- 2♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:03
- 4☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:18
- 7♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:03
- 8☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.