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, 16 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:25
- 2☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:24
- 3♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:23
- 8♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:23
- 9☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:23
- 10♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:22
- 12☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:22
- 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:22
- 5♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:23
- 7☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:23
- 10♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:23
- 11☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:23
- 12♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 16 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:25 to 08:25: 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.