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 Thursday, 24 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:04
- 2♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:04
- 3☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:05
- 4♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:06
- 6☽︎ Moon13:06 – 14:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:07
- 9♂︎ Mars16:07 – 17:07
- 10☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:08
- 11♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:07
- 4♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:07
- 5☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:07
- 6♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:06
- 8☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:05
- 11♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:05
- 12☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 24 September 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:04 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.