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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:14
- 4♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:09
- 5☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:04
- 6♀︎ Venus13:04 – 13:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:54
- 8☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:39
- 11♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:34
- 12☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:39
- 3☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:54
- 6♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:00
- 7☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:05
- 8♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:15
- 10☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:29 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.