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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:32: 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.