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, 5 May 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:49
- 6♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:58
- 7☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:08
- 8♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:28
- 10☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:47
- 2☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:37
- 3♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:18
- 5☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:48
- 8♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 5 May 2028, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 08:09: 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.