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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:57
- 4☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:47
- 5♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:28
- 7☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:59
- 10♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:46
- 9☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:15
- 12♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:26 to 09:16: 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.