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 Monday, 3 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:31
- 4♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:40
- 5☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:49
- 6♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:08
- 8☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:36
- 11♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:45
- 12☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:36
- 3☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:07
- 6♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:58
- 7☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:49
- 8♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:30
- 10☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 3 May 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:03 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.