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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:42
- 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 12:02
- 5♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:09
- 6☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:16
- 7♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:29
- 9☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:49
- 12♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:49
- 2♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:36
- 4☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:16
- 7♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:10
- 8☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:03
- 9♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:42: 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.