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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:24
- 2♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 13:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:20
- 7♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:32
- 8☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:43
- 9♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:05
- 11☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:17
- 2♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:06
- 3☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:54
- 4♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:32
- 6☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 03:58
- 9♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:47
- 10☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:13 to 08:24: 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.