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 Tuesday, 4 September 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:49
- 2☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:54
- 3♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:03
- 5☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:18
- 8♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:22
- 9☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:27
- 10♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:36
- 12☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:32
- 3♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:27
- 4☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:23
- 5♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:13
- 7☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:59
- 10♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:55
- 11☉︎ Sun05:55 – 06:50
- 12♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Tuesday, 4 September 2029, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.