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, 6 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:58
- 7☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:28
- 10♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:38
- 11☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:48
- 12♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:48
- 2☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:08
- 12♂︎ Mars06:08 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 6 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:59 to 08:09: 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.