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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:01
- 7♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:15
- 9☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:22
- 4☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:00
- 7♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:45
- 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:25: 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.