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 Monday, 24 July 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:32
- 4♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:44
- 5☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:56
- 6♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:19
- 8☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:55
- 11♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:06
- 12☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:55
- 3☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:20
- 6♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:08
- 7☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:56
- 8♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:33
- 10☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 24 July 2028, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:57 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.