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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:42
- 4☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 13:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:12
- 7♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:21
- 8☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:31
- 9♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:51
- 11☽︎ Moon18:51 – 20:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:01
- 2♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:51
- 3☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:41
- 4♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:41
- 10☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:13 to 08:23: 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.