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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:17
- 2♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:11
- 4☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:01
- 7♂︎ Mars14:01 – 14:57
- 8☉︎ Sun14:57 – 15:54
- 9♀︎ Venus15:54 – 16:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:47
- 11☽︎ Moon17:47 – 18:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:44
- 2♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:47
- 3☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:51
- 4♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:58
- 6☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 03:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 04:08
- 9♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:12
- 10☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:15
- 11♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:21 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.