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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:42
- 9♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:02
- 2♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:36
- 9♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:03
- 11♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:29 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.