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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:08
- 5☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:47
- 9☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:56
- 10♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:16
- 12☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:27 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.