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 Thursday, 4 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:41
- 2♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:38
- 3☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:35
- 4♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:29
- 6☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:20
- 9♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:18
- 10☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:15
- 11♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:17
- 4♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:20
- 5☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:23
- 6♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:28
- 8☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:37
- 11♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:40
- 12☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 4 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:44 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.