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 Wednesday, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:37
- 2☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:23
- 9♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:41 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.