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, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:13
- 7♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:21
- 8☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:30
- 9♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:46
- 11☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:55
- 2♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:46
- 3☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:38
- 4♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:22 to 08:30: 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.