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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:44
- 5♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:56
- 6☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:08
- 7♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:32
- 9☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:08
- 12♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:08
- 2♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:44
- 4☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:08
- 7♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 08:07: 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.