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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:24
- 2♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 10:59
- 4☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:19
- 2♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:32
- 3☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:44
- 4♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:47
- 9♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:59
- 10☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:12
- 11♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.