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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:11
- 3☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:05
- 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:38
- 10☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:44
- 9☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:58
- 10♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:24
- 12☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:37 to 09:24: 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.