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, 7 August 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:38
- 4♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:48
- 5☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:57
- 6♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:16
- 8☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:45
- 11♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:55
- 12☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:45
- 3☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:17
- 6♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:07
- 7☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:58
- 8♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:39
- 10☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 7 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:09 to 08:19: 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.