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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:49
- 5♀︎ Venus11:49 – 13:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:19
- 7☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 18:03
- 10♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:18
- 11☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:33
- 12♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:33
- 2☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:49
- 5♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:34
- 6☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:19
- 7♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:05
- 12♂︎ Mars06:05 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:49 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.