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, 28 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:32
- 2♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 18:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:24
- 10☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 28 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:35 to 08:32: 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.