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, 18 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:09
- 2☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:33
- 4☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 18 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 09:09: 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.