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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:56
- 6☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:02
- 7♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:15
- 9☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:35
- 12♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:35
- 2♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:22
- 4☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:03
- 7♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:57
- 8☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:37
- 11☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valencia?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:24 to 08:30: 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.