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 Wednesday, 4 September 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:56
- 6☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:00
- 7♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:22
- 12♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:22
- 2♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:13
- 4☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:00
- 7♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 4 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:38: 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.