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, 12 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:04
- 2☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:01
- 3♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:54
- 5☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:44
- 8♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:41
- 9☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:38
- 10♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:32
- 12☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:35
- 3♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:38
- 4☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:42
- 5♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:58
- 10♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:01
- 11☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:05
- 12♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 12 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:07 to 09:04: 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.