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, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:13
- 2☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:11
- 3♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:07
- 5☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 15:00
- 8♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:58
- 9☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:55
- 10♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:51
- 12☽︎ Moon18:51 – 19:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:53
- 3♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:56
- 4☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:58
- 5♀︎ Venus23:58 – 01:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 02:03
- 7☽︎ Moon02:03 – 03:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:10
- 10♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:12
- 11☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:14
- 12♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:16 to 09:13: 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.