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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:26
- 2☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:10
- 5♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:04
- 6☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:59
- 7♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:42
- 4☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:59
- 7♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:05
- 8☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:10
- 9♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:21
- 11☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:32 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.