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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:56
- 4☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:50
- 3☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:56
- 10☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:05
- 11♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:25 to 09:15: 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.