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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:57
- 6☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:05
- 7♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:20
- 9☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:43
- 12♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:43
- 2♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:28
- 4☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:05
- 7♂︎ Mars02:05 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:35
- 11☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:27: 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.