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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:57
- 6☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:07
- 7♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:27
- 9☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:57
- 2♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:37
- 4☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:08
- 7♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:07 to 08:17: 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.