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 Friday, 27 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:25
- 3☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:05
- 6♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:58
- 7☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:51
- 8♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:24
- 2☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:45
- 5☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:05
- 8♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:12
- 9☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:19
- 10♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:33
- 12☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 27 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:39 to 09:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.