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, 4 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:57
- 6☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:07
- 7♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:28
- 9☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:58
- 12♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:38
- 4☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:08
- 7♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 4 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 08:16: 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.