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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:35
- 3♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:46
- 4☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:57
- 5♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:20
- 7☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:55
- 10♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:06
- 11☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:18
- 12♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:18
- 2☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:44
- 5♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:32
- 6☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:21
- 7♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 03:58
- 9☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:24
- 12♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:12 to 08:23: 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.