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, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:58
- 3☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:07
- 6♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:11
- 7☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:14
- 8♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:20
- 10☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:27
- 2☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:24
- 3♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:17
- 5☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:08
- 8♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:05
- 9☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:02
- 10♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:55
- 12☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:52
Other cities · Spain
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:51 to 08:54: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.