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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 09:55
- 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:01
- 2☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:14
- 3♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:09
- 12☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:21 to 09:08: 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.