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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:36
- 4♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:47
- 5☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:57
- 6♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:18
- 8☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:49
- 11♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:59
- 12☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:49
- 3☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:18
- 6♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:08
- 7☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:58
- 8♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:37
- 10☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:05 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.