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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:25
- 2☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:20
- 3♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:09
- 5☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:54
- 8♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:48
- 9☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:43
- 10♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:32
- 12☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:38
- 3♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:43
- 4☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:49
- 5♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:59
- 7☽︎ Moon01:59 – 03:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:15
- 10♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:21
- 11☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:26
- 12♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.