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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:07
- 2♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:42
- 4☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:42
- 9♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 17:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:30
- 9♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:54
- 11♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.