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, 13 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:19
- 2☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:08
- 5♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:04
- 6☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:00
- 7♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:42
- 12♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:42
- 2♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:49
- 4☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:01
- 7♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:05
- 8☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:08
- 9♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:16
- 11☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 13 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:23 to 09:19: 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.