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, 19 October 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:19
- 3☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:04
- 6♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:59
- 7☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:54
- 8♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:44
- 10☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:33
- 2☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:39
- 3♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:49
- 5☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:05
- 8♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:10
- 9☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:15
- 10♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:26
- 12☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Friday, 19 October 2029, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:30 to 09:25: 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.