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 Monday, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:30
- 4♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:39
- 5☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:49
- 6♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:08
- 8☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:37
- 11♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:46
- 12☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:36
- 3☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:08
- 6♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:58
- 7☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:48
- 8♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:29
- 10☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:01 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.