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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:03
- 4☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:05
- 5♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:08
- 7☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:12
- 10♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:14
- 11☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:15
- 12♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:15
- 2☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:11
- 5♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:10
- 6☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:08
- 7♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:05
- 9☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:01
- 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 09:00: 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.