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, 23 January 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:03
- 2☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:53
- 3♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:44
- 10♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:44
- 4☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:43
- 10♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:53
- 11☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:03
- 12♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 23 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:13 to 09:03: 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.