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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:29
- 2♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 13:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:19
- 7♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:30
- 8☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:40
- 9♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 19:00
- 11☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:10
- 2♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:00
- 3☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:50
- 4♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:30
- 6☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:00
- 9♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:29: 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.