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, 31 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:35
- 2☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:40
- 3♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:07
- 8♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:12
- 9☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:17
- 10♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:28
- 12☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:23
- 3♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:18
- 4☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:12
- 5♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:02
- 7☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:46
- 10♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:36
- 12♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 31 August 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:30 to 08:35: 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.