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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:18
- 2☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:28 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.