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, 15 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:16
- 3☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:04
- 6♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:00
- 7☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:56
- 8♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:39
- 2☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:43
- 3♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:52
- 5☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:05
- 8♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:09
- 9☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:13
- 10♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 15 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:25 to 09:21: 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.