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, 7 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:26
- 2♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:18
- 11♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 7 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:34 to 08:26: 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.