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, 18 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:38
- 3☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:21
- 6♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:59
- 10☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:48
- 2☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:26
- 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:42
- 12☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 18 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:43: 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.