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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:45
- 3♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:04
- 12♀︎ Venus17:04 – 17:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:04
- 2☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:57
- 12♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:07 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.