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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:12
- 3♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:24
- 4☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:58
- 7☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:32
- 10♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:44
- 11☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:55
- 12♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:55
- 2☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:21
- 5♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:09
- 6☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:00
- 12♂︎ Mars06:00 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:50 to 08:01: 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.