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 Sunday, 14 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:21
- 11☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:20
- 2♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:25
- 11♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 14 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:28 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.