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 Sunday, 12 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:43
- 2♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:57
- 7♂︎ Mars13:57 – 15:00
- 8☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:09
- 11☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:12
- 2♂︎ Mars21:12 – 22:09
- 3☉︎ Sun22:09 – 23:06
- 4♀︎ Venus23:06 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:01
- 6☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 12 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.