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, 4 September 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:42
- 3♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:51
- 5♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:00
- 7☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:14
- 10♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:18
- 11☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:23
- 12♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:23
- 2☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:10
- 5♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:05
- 6☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:01
- 7♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:38
- 12♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 4 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:33 to 08:38: 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.