Planetary hours
in Málaga.
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, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:40
- 5♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:29
- 6☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Málaga?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:16: 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.