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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:00
- 5♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:10
- 6☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:19
- 7♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:38
- 9☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:06
- 12♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:07
- 2♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:48
- 4☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:20
- 7♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:10
- 8☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:22 to 08:32: 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.