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, 13 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:05
- 2☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:41
- 9☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:48
- 7♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 13 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:08 to 09:05: 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.