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 Monday, 3 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:06
- 4♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:10
- 5☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:14
- 6♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:22
- 8☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:34
- 11♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:37
- 12☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:33
- 3☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:21
- 6♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:17
- 7☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:13
- 8♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:05
- 10☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 06:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:57 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Monday, 3 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:54 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.