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Planetary hours · Madrid (Spain)

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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:15
Sunset
21:25
Next sunrise
07:16

A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:26
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:37
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:48
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:58
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:09
  6. 6☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:20
  7. 7♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:31
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:42
  9. 9☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:52
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:03
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:14
  12. 12♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:25

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:14
  2. 2♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:03
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:53
  4. 4☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:42
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:31
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:20
  7. 7♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:10
  8. 8☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:59
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:48
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:38
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:27
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:16

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?

On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:15 to 08:26: 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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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.