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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:46
- 6☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:58
- 7♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:22
- 9☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:58
- 12♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:10 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:34
- 4☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:58
- 7♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:46
- 8☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:34
- 9♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:58: 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.