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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:08
- 6☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:21
- 7♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:47
- 9☽︎ Moon16:47 – 18:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:26
- 12♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:26
- 2♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:00
- 4☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:21
- 7♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:08
- 8☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:29
- 11☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.