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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:05
- 3☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 17:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:52
- 10♀︎ Venus04:52 – 06:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:19
- 12☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:32 to 09:19: 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.