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, 13 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:42
- 3♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:35
- 4☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:56
- 10♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:50
- 11☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:43
- 2☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:47
- 12♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 13 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:55 to 08:48: 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.