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, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:50
- 4♂︎ Mars10:50 – 12:00
- 5☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:09
- 6♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:29
- 8☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:59
- 11♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:09
- 12☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 22:59
- 3☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:30
- 6♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:20
- 7☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:10
- 8♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:50
- 10☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:20 to 08:30: 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.