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, 2 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:44
- 5♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:58
- 6☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:12
- 7♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:41
- 9☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:24
- 12♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:24
- 2♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:56
- 4☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:12
- 7♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 2 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 08:00: 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.