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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:52
- 4☉︎ Sun10:52 – 12:01
- 5♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:18
- 7☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:45
- 10♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:54
- 11☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:03
- 12♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:03
- 2☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:37
- 5♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:28
- 6☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:19
- 7♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:01
- 9☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:25 to 08:34: 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.