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 Monday, 18 September 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:03
- 4♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:05
- 5☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:06
- 6♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:09
- 8☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:14
- 11♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:16
- 12☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:14
- 3☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:10
- 6♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:08
- 7☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:07
- 8♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:04
- 10☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Monday, 18 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:58 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.