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, 22 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:44 – 08:39
- 2☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:34
- 3♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:25
- 5☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:10
- 8♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:06
- 9☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 16:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 17:51
- 12☽︎ Moon17:51 – 18:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 19:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 20:56
- 3♂︎ Mars20:56 – 22:01
- 4☉︎ Sun22:01 – 23:05
- 5♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:29
- 10♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:33
- 11☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:38
- 12♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 22 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:44 to 08:39: 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.