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 Wednesday, 10 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 13:00
- 6☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:11
- 7♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:34
- 9☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:08
- 12♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:08
- 2♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:45
- 4☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:10
- 7♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:59
- 8☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 10 May 2028, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.