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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 13:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:19
- 7♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:34
- 8☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:48
- 9♀︎ Venus16:48 – 18:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:18
- 11☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:33
- 2♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:18
- 3☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:03
- 4♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:34
- 6☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 03:50
- 9♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 08:05: 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.