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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:54
- 2♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:38
- 4☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:08
- 8☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:45
- 3☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 23:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 00:08
- 6☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:30
- 9♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:38
- 10☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:01 to 08:54: 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.