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, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:59
- 7☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:39
- 10♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:52
- 11☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:05
- 12♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:05
- 2☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:25
- 5♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:12
- 6☉︎ Sun01:12 – 01:59
- 7♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 05:53
- 12♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:40 to 07:54: 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.