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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:11
- 3♂︎ Mars10:11 – 10:58
- 4☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:45
- 5♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:25
- 11☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:12
- 12♀︎ Venus17:12 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:12
- 2☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:45
- 9☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:24
- 12♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:38 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.