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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:13
- 3♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:10
- 4☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:07
- 5♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:01
- 7☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:52
- 10♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:48
- 11☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:45
- 12♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:45
- 2☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:55
- 5♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:58
- 6☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:01
- 7♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:08
- 9☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:18
- 12♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:20 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.