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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:55
- 11☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.