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, 1 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:36
- 2☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:56
- 6☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:01
- 7♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:11
- 9☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:27
- 12♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:27
- 2♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:02
- 7♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:57
- 8☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 1 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:36: 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.