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, 25 July 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:08
- 6☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:21
- 7♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:46
- 9☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:23
- 12♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:23
- 2♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 23:58
- 4☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:21
- 7♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:09
- 8☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 25 July 2029, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 08:18: 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.