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 Sunday, 3 September 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:38
- 2♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 14:00
- 7♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:05
- 8☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:09
- 9♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:18
- 11☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:23
- 2♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:05
- 6☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:47
- 10☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:43
- 11♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 3 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.