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, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:33
- 4☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:08
- 7☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:43
- 10♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:54
- 11☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:06
- 12♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:06
- 2☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:31
- 5♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:20
- 6☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:08
- 7♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:45
- 9☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:10
- 12♂︎ Mars06:10 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 08:09: 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.