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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:54
- 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 17:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:42
- 10♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:06
- 12☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:18 to 09:06: 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.