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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:26
- 3♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:53
- 5♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:20
- 7☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 18:01
- 10♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:14
- 11☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:28
- 12♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:28
- 2☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:48
- 5♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:34
- 6☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:21
- 7♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:54
- 9☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:59 to 08:13: 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.