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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:13
- 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:01
- 12♀︎ Venus17:01 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:01
- 2☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:10
- 12♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:22 to 09:09: 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.