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 Sunday, 2 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:00
- 2♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 11:07
- 4☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:18
- 7♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:22
- 8☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:25
- 9♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:33
- 11☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:36
- 2♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:33
- 3☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:29
- 4♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:21
- 6☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:10
- 9♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:06
- 10☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:02
- 11♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 2 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:56 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.