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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:10
- 2♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 14:11
- 7♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:23
- 8☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:35
- 9♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:00
- 11☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:12
- 2♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:00
- 3☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:48
- 4♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:23
- 6☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 02:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 08:10: 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.