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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:53
- 2☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:04
- 5♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:08
- 6☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:11
- 7♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:19
- 9☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:30
- 12♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:30
- 2♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:23
- 4☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:12
- 7♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:08
- 8☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:05
- 9♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:57
- 11☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.