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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:23
- 2♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:56
- 4☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:15
- 7♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:02
- 8☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:35
- 4♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 00:02
- 6☽︎ Moon00:02 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:43
- 9♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:56
- 10☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:10
- 11♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:36 to 09:23: 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.