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 Friday, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:09
- 3☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:46
- 6♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:58
- 7☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:11
- 8♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:35
- 10☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 19:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:12 – 21:59
- 2☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:47
- 3♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:23
- 5☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 01:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:46
- 8♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:33
- 9☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:45 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.