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, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:46
- 2♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:54
- 4☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:05
- 7♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:09
- 8☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:12
- 9♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:20
- 11☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:23
- 2♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:16
- 4♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:08
- 6☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:56
- 9♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:52
- 10☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:49
- 11♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:46: 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.