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 Tuesday, 29 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:08
- 2☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:07
- 3♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:06
- 5☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:04
- 8♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:03
- 9☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:02
- 10♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:01
- 12☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:02
- 3♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:02
- 4☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:03
- 5♀︎ Venus00:03 – 01:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:05
- 7☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 04:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 05:07
- 10♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:08
- 11☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:09
- 12♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:09 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.