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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:17
- 3☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:07
- 7☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:20
- 8♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:45
- 10☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:11
- 2☉︎ Sun22:11 – 22:58
- 3♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:33
- 5☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 02:55
- 8♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 08:04: 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.