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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:05
- 7♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:13
- 8☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:22
- 9♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:39
- 11☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:39
- 3☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:31
- 4♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:14
- 6☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:49
- 9♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valencia?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.