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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:23
- 2☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:10
- 3♀︎ Venus10:10 – 10:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:23
- 3♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:16
- 7☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:57
- 10♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:10
- 11☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:24
- 12♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:37 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.