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, 1 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:20
- 7♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:32
- 8☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:43
- 9♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:06
- 11☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:18
- 2♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:07
- 3☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:55
- 4♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:32
- 6☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 03:58
- 9♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:47
- 10☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 1 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 08:23: 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.