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 Tuesday, 13 July 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:41
- 5☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 14:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:20
- 8♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:33
- 9☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:46
- 10♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:13
- 12☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:00
- 3♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:47
- 4☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:33
- 5♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:07
- 7☽︎ Moon02:07 – 02:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:15
- 11☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:02
- 12♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 13 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.