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, 6 April 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:59
- 3☽︎ Moon09:59 – 11:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:12
- 6♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:17
- 7☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:22
- 8♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:31
- 10☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:40
- 2☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:35
- 3♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:26
- 5☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:12
- 8♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:07
- 9☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:02
- 10♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:53
- 12☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 6 April 2029, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:54: 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.