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, 6 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 13:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:20
- 7♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:30
- 8☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:41
- 9♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:02
- 11☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:12
- 2♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:02
- 3☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:52
- 4♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:31
- 6☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 03:59
- 9♂︎ Mars03:59 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Sunday, 6 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:17 to 08:27: 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.