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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:06
- 2♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:01
- 8☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:28
- 3☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 00:01
- 6☽︎ Moon00:01 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:44
- 10☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:54
- 11♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:16 to 09:06: 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.