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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:46
- 2☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:10
- 12♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:10
- 2♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:37
- 11☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:46: 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.