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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:59
- 4☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:04
- 5♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:13
- 7☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:26
- 10♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:31
- 11☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:35
- 12♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:35
- 2☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:22
- 5♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:18
- 6☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:13
- 7♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:04
- 9☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 06:51
- 12♂︎ Mars06:51 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:45 to 08:50: 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.