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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:09
- 3☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 17:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:07
- 2☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:55
- 10♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:36 to 09:22: 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.