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 Tuesday, 9 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:34
- 2☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:32
- 3♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:23
- 8♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:22
- 9☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:20
- 10♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:16
- 12☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:18
- 3♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:19
- 4☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:21
- 5♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:29
- 10♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:31
- 11☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:33
- 12♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 9 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:36 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.