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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 21:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 13:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:20
- 7♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:34
- 8☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:47
- 9♀︎ Venus16:47 – 18:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:14
- 11☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:27
- 2♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:14
- 3☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:01
- 4♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:34
- 6☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 03:54
- 9♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:41
- 10☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 21:41: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:00 to 08:13: 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.