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, 6 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:13
- 2☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:07
- 5♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:04
- 6☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:02
- 7♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:58
- 9☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:03
- 7♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:05
- 8☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:07
- 9♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:12
- 11☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 6 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:15 to 09:13: 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.