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 Saturday, 11 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:00
- 3♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:14
- 11☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:01
- 12♀︎ Venus17:01 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:01
- 2☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:41
- 5♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 06:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:14
- 12♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 11 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:27 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.