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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:33
- 11☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:36 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.