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☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:09
- 6☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:20
- 7♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:42
- 9☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:14
- 12♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:14
- 2♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:53
- 4☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:20
- 7♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:10
- 8☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:16
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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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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.