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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:07
- 2♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:44
- 10☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:55
- 11♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:18 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.