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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:26
- 3☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 13:07
- 6♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:20
- 7☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:34
- 8♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:01
- 10☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:29
- 2☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:15
- 3♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:48
- 5☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:07
- 8♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.