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, 17 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:04
- 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 17:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:49 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:18
- 12☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 17 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:31 to 09:18: 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.