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, 25 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:49
- 12☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 25 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:55 to 08:50: 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.