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 Wednesday, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:03
- 2☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:13
- 5♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:16
- 6☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:19
- 7♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:25
- 9☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:34
- 12♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:34
- 2♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:28
- 4☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:18
- 7♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:15
- 8☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:12
- 9♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.