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, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:12
- 2☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:15
- 3♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:20
- 5☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:38
- 12☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:42 to 08:40: 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.