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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:32
- 3♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:49
- 5♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 14:06
- 7☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:30
- 10♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:39
- 11☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:47
- 12♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:47
- 2☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:22
- 5♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:14
- 6☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:06
- 7♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:50
- 9☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:16 to 08:24: 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.