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 Wednesday, 30 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:56
- 6☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:02
- 7♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:12
- 9☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:28
- 12♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:28
- 2♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:02
- 7♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:57
- 8☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 30 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.