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, 3 March 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:38
- 3☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:17
- 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:20
- 5☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:40
- 12☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 3 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:41: 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.