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, 29 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:26
- 3☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:05
- 6♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:58
- 7☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:51
- 8♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:44
- 5☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:06
- 8♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:13
- 9☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:20
- 10♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:34
- 12☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 29 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:40 to 09:33: 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.