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 Thursday, 19 October 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:10
- 2♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:05
- 3☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:00
- 4♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:51
- 6☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:36
- 9♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:32
- 10☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:27
- 11♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:32
- 4♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:37
- 5☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:42
- 6♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:51
- 8☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 05:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:06
- 11♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:11
- 12☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 19 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:15 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.