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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 08:03
- 2♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:18
- 3☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:33
- 4♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 13:03
- 6☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:48
- 9♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:03
- 10☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:18
- 11♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:03
- 4♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:48
- 5☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:34
- 6♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:04
- 8☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:19
- 11♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:04
- 12☉︎ Sun06:04 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.