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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:59
- 7♂︎ Mars13:59 – 15:08
- 8☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:17
- 9♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:35
- 11☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:44
- 2♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:35
- 3☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:26
- 4♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:07
- 6☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:40
- 9♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 08:13: 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.