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 Thursday, 30 March 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:04
- 2♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:07
- 3☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:10
- 4♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:16
- 6☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:25
- 9♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:28
- 10☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:31
- 11♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:28
- 4♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:25
- 5☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:21
- 6♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:15
- 8☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:05
- 11♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:02
- 12☉︎ Sun07:02 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Thursday, 30 March 2028, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:01 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.