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 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:24
- 4☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 14:06
- 7♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:20
- 8☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:33
- 9♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 19:01
- 11☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:15
- 2♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:01
- 3☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:47
- 4♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:20
- 6☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:38
- 9♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 4 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:43 to 07:57: 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.