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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:54
- 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 12:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:08
- 6♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:13
- 7☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:18
- 8♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:27
- 10☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:37
- 2☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:32
- 3♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:23
- 5☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:09
- 8♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:04
- 9☉︎ Sun04:04 – 04:59
- 10♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:50
- 12☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:49: 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.