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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:04
- 7♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:11
- 8☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:17
- 9♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:31
- 11☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:38
- 2♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:31
- 3☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:24
- 4♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:11
- 6☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 02:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:44
- 10☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:37
- 11♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:23 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.