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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:58
- 3♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:01
- 4☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:04
- 5♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:10
- 7☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:19
- 10♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:25
- 12♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:25
- 2☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:17
- 5♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:14
- 6☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:11
- 7♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:05
- 9☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:52 to 08:55: 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.