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 Saturday, 20 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:22
- 7☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:25
- 11☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:23
- 5♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:20
- 9☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 20 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:18 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.