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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:00
- 7♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:26
- 12♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:26
- 2♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:16
- 4☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:01
- 7♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valencia?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:35: 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.