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 Friday, 18 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:14
- 3☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:00
- 6♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:15
- 7☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:31
- 8♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 18:01
- 10☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:32
- 2☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:17
- 3♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:46
- 5☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:00
- 8♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:45
- 9☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 18 June 2027, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:44 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.