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 Monday, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:06
- 4♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:06
- 5☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:05
- 6♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:04
- 8☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:03
- 11♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:02
- 12☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:03
- 3☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:05
- 6♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:05
- 7☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:06
- 8♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:07
- 10☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:08 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.