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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 21:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:55 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 13:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:20
- 7♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:34
- 8☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:48
- 9♀︎ Venus16:48 – 18:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:17
- 11☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:31
- 2♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:17
- 3☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:03
- 4♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:34
- 6☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:38
- 10☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 21:45: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:55 to 08:09: 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.