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, 28 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:11
- 3♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:04
- 4☉︎ Sun11:04 – 11:58
- 5♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:25
- 10♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:19
- 11☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:13
- 2☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:32
- 5♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:39
- 6☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:45
- 7♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:18
- 12♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 28 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:24 to 09:17: 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.