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, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:45 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:30
- 4☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:15
- 7♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:56
- 11☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 22:00
- 4♀︎ Venus22:00 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:34
- 11♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:45 to 08:40: 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.