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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:06
- 6♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:08
- 7☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:10
- 8♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:13
- 10☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:17
- 2☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:15
- 3♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:12
- 5☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:07
- 8♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:05
- 9☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:04
- 10♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:00
- 12☽︎ Moon07:00 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:58 to 09:00: 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.
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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.