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 Wednesday, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:52
- 2☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:04
- 5♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:08
- 6☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:12
- 7♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:20
- 9☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:31
- 12♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:32
- 2♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:24
- 4☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:12
- 7♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:08
- 8☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:04
- 9♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:57
- 11☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:48 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.