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, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:52
- 2☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:30
- 5☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:09
- 8♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:01
- 9☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:54
- 10♀︎ Venus15:54 – 16:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:40
- 12☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:47
- 3♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:54
- 4☉︎ Sun21:54 – 23:01
- 5♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:44
- 11☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:51
- 12♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:59 to 08:52: 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.