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, 6 January 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:25
- 2♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:12
- 3☉︎ Sun10:12 – 10:59
- 4♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:33
- 6☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:54
- 9♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:41
- 10☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:28
- 11♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:02
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:41
- 4♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:33
- 8☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:12
- 11♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:25
- 12☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 6 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:38 to 09:25: 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.