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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:06
- 7☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:14
- 8♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:31
- 10☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:48
- 2☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:40
- 3♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:23
- 5☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:58
- 8♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:49
- 9☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:41
- 10♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:24
- 12☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:15 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.