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 Tuesday, 8 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:29
- 2☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:39
- 3♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:59
- 5☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:30
- 8♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:40
- 9☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:50
- 10♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:10
- 12☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:00
- 3♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:50
- 4☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:40
- 5♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:20
- 7☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:50
- 10♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:40
- 11☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:30
- 12♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 8 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:19 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.