Planetary hours
in Valenzuela.
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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:40
- 9☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valenzuela?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:46: 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.