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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:47
- 4♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:58
- 5☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:09
- 6♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:31
- 8☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:05
- 11♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:16
- 12☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:05
- 3☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:32
- 6♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:21
- 7☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:10
- 8♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:48
- 10☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:13 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.