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, 1 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:52
- 3♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:56
- 4☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:59
- 5♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:05
- 7☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:15
- 10♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:19
- 11☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:22
- 12♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:22
- 2☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:11
- 5♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:05
- 7♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:58
- 9☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 06:48
- 12♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 1 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:46 to 08:49: 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.