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 Tuesday, 28 March 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:07
- 2☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:09
- 3♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 12:14
- 5☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:22
- 8♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:25
- 9☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:27
- 10♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:33
- 12☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:30
- 3♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:27
- 4☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:24
- 5♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:19
- 7☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:11
- 10♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:08
- 11☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:05
- 12♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 28 March 2028, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:04 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.