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, 29 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:08
- 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:06
- 5♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:05
- 6☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:04
- 7♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:03
- 9☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:01
- 12♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:01
- 2♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:03
- 4☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:05
- 7♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:06
- 8☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:06
- 9♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 29 September 2027, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:08 to 09:08: 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.