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, 4 September 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:47
- 4♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:51
- 5☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:56
- 6♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:04
- 8☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:17
- 11♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:22
- 12☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:18
- 3☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:05
- 6♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:00
- 7☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:56
- 8♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:48
- 10☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 4 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:34 to 08:38: 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.