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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:36
- 3♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:55
- 11☉︎ Sun16:55 – 17:50
- 12♀︎ Venus17:50 – 18:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:40
- 12♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:46 to 08:41: 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.