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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:42
- 3☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:10
- 6♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:19
- 7☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:28
- 8♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:46
- 10☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:04
- 2☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:55
- 3♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:37
- 5☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:10
- 8♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:01
- 9☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:52
- 10♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:24 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.