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, 23 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:03
- 2♂︎ Mars09:03 – 09:50
- 3☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:38
- 4♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:13
- 6☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:35
- 9♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:23
- 10☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:10
- 11♀︎ Venus16:10 – 16:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 17:45
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:23
- 4♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:35
- 5☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:48
- 6♀︎ Venus23:48 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:13
- 8☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:51
- 11♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:03
- 12☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 23 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:16 to 09:03: 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.