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 Saturday, 21 December 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:37
- 4☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:10
- 11☉︎ Sun16:10 – 16:57
- 12♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:57
- 2☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:03
- 12♂︎ Mars07:03 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 21 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:15 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.