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, 26 September 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:06
- 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:05
- 5♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:05
- 6☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:05
- 7♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:05
- 9☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:05
- 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:05
- 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:06
- 7♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:06
- 8☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:06
- 9♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:06
- 11☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 26 September 2029, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:06 to 09:06: 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.