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, 10 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:19
- 2☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:09
- 9☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:05
- 12♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 10 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:19: 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.