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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:06 – 08:18
- 2♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:21
- 7♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:33
- 8☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:45
- 9♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:10
- 11☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:23
- 2♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:10
- 3☉︎ Sun23:10 – 23:58
- 4♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:33
- 6☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 03:56
- 9♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:44
- 10☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:06 to 08:18: 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.