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, 22 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:05
- 5♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:06
- 6☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:07
- 7♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:11
- 12♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:11
- 2♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:10
- 4☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:07
- 7♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:06
- 8☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:06
- 9♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 22 September 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:01 to 09:02: 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.