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, 18 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:24
- 2☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:09
- 5♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:04
- 6☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:59
- 7♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:34
- 12♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:34
- 2♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:44
- 4☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:00
- 7♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:05
- 8☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:10
- 9♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:20
- 11☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 18 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:29 to 09:24: 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.