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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:36
- 5♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:47
- 6☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:58
- 7♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:20
- 9☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:53
- 12♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:53
- 2♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:31
- 4☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:58
- 7♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:47
- 8☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 08:03: 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.