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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:52
- 2☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:56
- 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 11:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:04
- 5☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:16
- 8♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:19
- 9☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:23
- 10♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:31
- 12☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:27
- 3♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:24
- 4☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:20
- 5♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:12
- 7☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 05:01
- 10♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:57
- 11☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:53
- 12♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:48 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.