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 Thursday, 16 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:17
- 2♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:04
- 3☉︎ Sun10:04 – 10:50
- 4♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:23
- 6☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 13:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:43
- 9♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:29
- 10☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:16
- 11♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 17:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:29
- 4♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:43
- 5☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:57
- 6♀︎ Venus23:57 – 01:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:24
- 8☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 06:04
- 11♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:18
- 12☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 16 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:31 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.