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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:06 – 08:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:44
- 3☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 17:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 01:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:56
- 12☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:06 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.