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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
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 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 17:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:55
- 11☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 23m: 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.