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 Saturday, 5 June 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 21:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 08:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:14
- 3♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:13
- 7☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:57
- 10♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:12
- 11☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:26
- 12♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:26
- 2☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 23:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:42
- 5♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:27
- 6☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:13
- 7♀︎ Venus02:13 – 02:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 05:59
- 12♂︎ Mars05:59 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 5 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 21:41: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.