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, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:39
- 4♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:48
- 5☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:57
- 6♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:16
- 8☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:43
- 11♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:52
- 12☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:43
- 3☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:16
- 6♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:07
- 7☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:58
- 8♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:40
- 10☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:11 to 08:21: 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.