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, 24 March 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:14
- 3☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:21
- 7☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:26
- 10☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:29
- 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:24
- 5☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:16
- 9☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:14
- 10♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 24 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:12: 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.