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 Tuesday, 5 September 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:39
- 2☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:43
- 3♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:04
- 8♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:08
- 9☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:12
- 10♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:20
- 12☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:16
- 3♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:12
- 4☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:08
- 5♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:00
- 7☽︎ Moon02:00 – 02:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:48
- 10♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:44
- 11☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:40
- 12♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 5 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.