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 Friday, 4 August 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:09
- 6♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:20
- 7☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:31
- 8♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:53
- 10☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:14
- 2☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:04
- 3♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:42
- 5☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:10
- 8♂︎ Mars03:10 – 03:59
- 9☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 4 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:15 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.