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 Monday, 23 December 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:38
- 4♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:13
- 6♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 13:48
- 8☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:11
- 11♂︎ Mars16:11 – 16:58
- 12☉︎ Sun16:58 – 17:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:11
- 3☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:48
- 6♂︎ Mars23:48 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:14
- 8♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:39
- 10☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 23 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:16 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.