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 Tuesday, 4 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:07
- 2☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:55
- 3♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:30
- 5☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:54
- 8♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:42
- 9☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:06
- 12☽︎ Moon17:06 – 17:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:30
- 4☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:42
- 5♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:43
- 10♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:55
- 11☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:07
- 12♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 4 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:19 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.