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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:44
- 4♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:33
- 5☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:01
- 8☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:29
- 11♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:18
- 12☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:29
- 3☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 00:01
- 6♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:12
- 7☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:22
- 8♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:44
- 10☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:16 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.