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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:59
- 7♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:41
- 12♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:41
- 2♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:24
- 4☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:59
- 7♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 08:17: 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.