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, 12 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:19
- 2☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:26
- 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:27
- 10♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 12 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:31 to 08:30: 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.