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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:10
- 3♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:59
- 4☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:54
- 10♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:43
- 11☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:32
- 12♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:32
- 2☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:15
- 6☉︎ Sun00:15 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:20
- 12♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:31 to 09:20: 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.