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, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:37
- 5♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:58
- 7☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:29
- 10♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:40
- 11☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:50
- 12♀︎ Venus19:50 – 21:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:50
- 2☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:19
- 5♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:05
- 12♂︎ Mars06:05 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 08:06: 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.