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, 31 March 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:09
- 4☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:12
- 5♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:19
- 7☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:28
- 10♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:32
- 11☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:35
- 12♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:35
- 2☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:25
- 5♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:21
- 6☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:18
- 7♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:11
- 9☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:01
- 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 31 March 2029, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 09:03: 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.