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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:17
- 3☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:04
- 6♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:00
- 7☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:55
- 8♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:46
- 10☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:38
- 2☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:42
- 3♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:51
- 5☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:05
- 8♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:09
- 9☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:14
- 10♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:23
- 12☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:26 to 09:22: 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.