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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:59
- 5♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:20
- 7☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:50
- 10♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:01
- 11☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:11
- 12♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:11
- 2☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:40
- 5♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:30
- 6☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:20
- 7♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:00
- 9☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:29
- 12♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:18 to 08:28: 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.