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, 27 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:31
- 2☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:11
- 5♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:05
- 6☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:58
- 7♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:45
- 9☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:38
- 4☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:58
- 7♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:05
- 8☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:12
- 9♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:26
- 11☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 27 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:38 to 09:31: 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.