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 Friday, 22 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:51
- 6♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:46
- 7☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:30
- 10☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:51
- 8♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:57
- 9☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:02
- 10♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:13
- 12☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 22 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.