Planetary hours
in Alicante.
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 Friday, 5 April 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:48
- 3☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:00
- 6♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:04
- 7☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:08
- 8♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:17
- 10☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:25
- 2☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:20
- 3♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:12
- 5☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:59
- 8♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:55
- 9☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 5 April 2024, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.