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 Sunday, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:01
- 4☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:10
- 7♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:13
- 8☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:15
- 9♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:21
- 11☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:24
- 2♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:13
- 6☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:05
- 9♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:02
- 10☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:59
- 11♀︎ Venus05:59 – 06:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:53 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.