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 Monday, 16 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:41
- 4♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:49
- 5☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:57
- 6♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:14
- 8☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:38
- 11♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:46
- 12☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:38
- 3☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:14
- 6♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:06
- 7☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:58
- 8♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:42
- 10☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 16 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:17 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.