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, 3 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:58
- 2☉︎ Sun08:58 – 09:56
- 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:53
- 5☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:48
- 8♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:47
- 9☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:45
- 10♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:42
- 12☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:44
- 3♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:46
- 4☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:47
- 5♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:50
- 7☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:55
- 10♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:57
- 11☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:59
- 12♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 3 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:59 to 08:58: 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.