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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:42
- 4☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:04
- 12♀︎ Venus17:04 – 17:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:04
- 2☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:41
- 5♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:06
- 12♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:19 to 09:06: 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.