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 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:09
- 10♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:07
- 12♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:07
- 2☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:12
- 9☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:14
- 12♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 13 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:16 to 08:15: 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.