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 Wednesday, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:42
- 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.