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, 16 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:10
- 6☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:18
- 7♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:35
- 9☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:01
- 12♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:01
- 2♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:44
- 4☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:19
- 7♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:10
- 8☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:02
- 9♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 16 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:35: 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.