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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 14:08
- 7☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:39
- 10♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:50
- 11☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:01
- 12♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:01
- 2☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:29
- 5♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:19
- 6☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:08
- 7♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:15
- 12♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 08:14: 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.