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 Saturday, 21 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:21
- 3♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:15
- 4☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:10
- 5♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 13:59
- 7☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:42
- 10♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:36
- 11☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:31
- 12♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:31
- 2☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:48
- 5♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:59
- 7♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:10
- 9☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:28
- 12♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 21 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:32 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.