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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:13
- 3☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:04
- 6♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:01
- 7☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:58
- 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:53
- 10☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 18:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:47
- 2☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:50
- 3♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:56
- 5☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:05
- 8♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:08
- 9☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:11
- 10♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:19 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.