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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:38
- 2♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:46
- 3☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:54
- 4♀︎ Venus10:54 – 12:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:09
- 6☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:33
- 9♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:41
- 10☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:49
- 11♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:41
- 4♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:33
- 5☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:26
- 6♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:10
- 8☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:47
- 11♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:39
- 12☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:30 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.