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, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:10
- 12♂︎ Mars17:10 – 17:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:10
- 2♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:55
- 11☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:19 to 09:07: 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.