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, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:51
- 2☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:00
- 5♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:03
- 6☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:06
- 7♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:12
- 9☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:21
- 12♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:05
- 7♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:02
- 8☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:53
- 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:51: 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.