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 Thursday, 21 October 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:11
- 2♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:06
- 3☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:01
- 4♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:51
- 6☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:36
- 9♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:31
- 10☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:26
- 11♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:31
- 4♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:36
- 5☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:41
- 6♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:51
- 8☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:07
- 11♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:12
- 12☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 21 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:16 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.