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 Thursday, 1 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:50
- 2♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:53
- 3☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:56
- 4♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 13:03
- 6☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:12
- 9♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:15
- 10☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:18
- 11♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:15
- 4♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:11
- 5☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:08
- 6♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:02
- 8☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:52
- 11♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:49
- 12☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 1 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:47 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.