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 Tuesday, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:05
- 2☉︎ Sun09:05 – 09:54
- 3♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:51
- 9☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:19
- 12☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:30
- 3♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:40
- 4☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:51
- 5♀︎ Venus22:51 – 00:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 01:12
- 7☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:44
- 10♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:54
- 11☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:05
- 12♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.