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, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:44
- 2☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:48
- 3♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:56
- 5☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:08
- 8♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:13
- 9☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:17
- 10♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:25
- 12☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:21
- 3♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:16
- 4☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:12
- 5♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:03
- 7☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:51
- 10♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:42
- 12♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:39 to 08:44: 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.