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 Monday, 10 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 10:59
- 4♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:47
- 5☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:34
- 6♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:09
- 8☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:32
- 11♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:19
- 12☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:31
- 3☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 00:09
- 6♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:22
- 7☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:34
- 8♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:59
- 10☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Monday, 10 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:37 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.