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, 27 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:38
- 3☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:03
- 7☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:09
- 8♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:21
- 10☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:33
- 2☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:27
- 3♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:15
- 5☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:57
- 8♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:51
- 9☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:33
- 12☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 27 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:26 to 08:32: 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.