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, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:55
- 2♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 18:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:01
- 2♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:38
- 9♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:48
- 11♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:00 to 08:55: 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.