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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:09
- 3♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:58
- 7☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:35
- 10♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:48
- 11☉︎ Sun18:48 – 20:00
- 12♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:00
- 2☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:23
- 5♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:11
- 6☉︎ Sun01:11 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 05:56
- 12♂︎ Mars05:56 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:57: 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.