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, 21 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:46
- 3♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:54
- 4☉︎ Sun10:54 – 12:02
- 5♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:17
- 7☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:40
- 10♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:48
- 11☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:56
- 12♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:56
- 2☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:33
- 5♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:25
- 6☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:18
- 7♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:02
- 9☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 21 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:31 to 08:38: 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.