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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:21
- 2♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:17
- 3☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:12
- 4♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:04
- 6☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:47
- 10☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:43
- 11♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:47
- 4♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:52
- 5☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:56
- 6♀︎ Venus00:56 – 02:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:05
- 8☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:18
- 11♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:22
- 12☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:25 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.