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, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:29
- 2☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:26
- 3♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:20
- 5☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:08
- 9☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:05
- 10♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 17:58
- 12☽︎ Moon17:58 – 18:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 19:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:01
- 3♂︎ Mars21:01 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:22
- 10♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:25
- 11☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:28
- 12♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:32 to 08:29: 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.