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, 31 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 08:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:31
- 12♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:31
- 2☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:57
- 5♂︎ Mars22:57 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:58
- 12♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 31 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:07 to 08:59: 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.