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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:14
- 2☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:07
- 5♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:04
- 6☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:02
- 7♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:57
- 9☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:55
- 4☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:02
- 7♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:05
- 8☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:07
- 9♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:13
- 11☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:17 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.