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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:11
- 3♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:00
- 4☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:37
- 11☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:25
- 12♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:25
- 2☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 23:00
- 5♂︎ Mars23:00 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:23
- 12♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:35 to 09:23: 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.