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, 11 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:16
- 3♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:09
- 8♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:19
- 9☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:30
- 10♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:51
- 12☽︎ Moon19:51 – 21:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:40
- 3♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:30
- 4☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:19
- 5♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:58
- 7☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:25
- 10♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:15
- 11☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 11 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:54 to 08:05: 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.