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 Friday, 2 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:10
- 3☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:51
- 6♂︎ Mars12:51 – 14:05
- 7☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:19
- 8♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:47
- 10☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:15
- 2☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:01
- 3♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:33
- 5☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:24
- 10♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 2 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.