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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:37
- 4☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:24
- 5♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 16:53
- 12♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:53
- 2☽︎ Moon18:53 – 20:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:04
- 12♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valencia?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:17 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.