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 Sunday, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:46
- 2♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valenzuela?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:20: 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.