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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 15:33
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:39
- 2☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:16
- 12♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:32
- 11☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:47 to 08:39: 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.