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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:21
- 2☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:06
- 12♂︎ Mars17:06 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:06
- 2♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:35 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.