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, 4 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:04
- 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:02
- 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 22:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:45
- 9☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:54
- 10♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:11
- 12☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 4 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:21 to 09:12: 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.