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, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:05
- 4☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:05
- 5♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:05
- 7☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:05
- 10♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:05
- 12♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:05
- 2☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:05
- 5♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:06
- 6☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:06
- 7♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:06
- 9☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:06
- 12♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:06 to 09:06: 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.