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, 19 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:21
- 3☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:24
- 2☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:24
- 3♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:23
- 5☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 19 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:20 to 08:20: 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.