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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:24
- 2♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 10:58
- 4☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:06
- 8☉︎ Sun14:06 – 14:53
- 9♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:13
- 2♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 00:06
- 6☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:45
- 9♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:58
- 10☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:11
- 11♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 18:00: 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?
The Sun, 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: 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.