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, 20 September 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:01
- 2☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:05
- 5♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:06
- 6☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:07
- 7♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:13
- 2♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:11
- 4☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:08
- 7♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:07
- 8☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:06
- 9♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:03
- 11☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 20 September 2028, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 09:01: 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.