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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:16
- 2♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:38
- 4☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 13:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 14:11
- 7♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:22
- 8☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:33
- 9♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:55
- 11☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:06
- 2♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:55
- 3☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:44
- 4♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:22
- 6☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 02:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:37
- 10☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 08:16: 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.