Planetary hours
in Valencia.
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, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:50 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:09
- 8♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:20
- 9☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:31
- 10♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:54
- 12☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:43
- 3♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:31
- 4☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:20
- 5♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 01:57
- 7☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:23
- 10♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:00
- 12♀︎ Venus06:00 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valencia?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:50 to 08:01: 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.