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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:50
- 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 12:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:09
- 6♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:15
- 7☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:21
- 8♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:34
- 10☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:47
- 2☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:40
- 3♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:28
- 5☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:09
- 8♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:03
- 9☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:57
- 10♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:38 to 08:44: 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.