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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:51
- 3♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:57
- 4☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:03
- 5♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:15
- 7☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:33
- 10♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:39
- 11☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:45
- 12♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:45
- 2☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:27
- 5♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:21
- 6☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:15
- 7♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:03
- 9☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:46
- 12♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:39 to 08:45: 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.