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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:20
- 2♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:59
- 4☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:27
- 7♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:16
- 8☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:33
- 2♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:47
- 9♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:58
- 10☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:09
- 11♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.