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, 7 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:48
- 4☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:59
- 5♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:20
- 7☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:51
- 10♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:02
- 11☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:12
- 12♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:12
- 2☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:41
- 5♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:31
- 6☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:20
- 7♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:00
- 9☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:28
- 12♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 7 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:17 to 08:28: 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.