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, 19 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:34
- 6♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 18:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:00
- 2☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:05
- 3♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:56
- 12☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 19 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:03 to 08:57: 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.