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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:58
- 2☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:04
- 5♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:07
- 6☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:09
- 7♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:13
- 9☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:20
- 12♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:15
- 4☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:09
- 7♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:07
- 8☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:05
- 9♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 06:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:58: 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.