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 Wednesday, 25 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 25 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.