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 Friday, 8 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:12
- 3☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:04
- 6♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:02
- 7☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:59
- 8♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:54
- 10☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:48
- 2☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:51
- 3♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:05
- 8♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:08
- 9☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:10
- 10♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:16
- 12☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 8 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.