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, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:44
- 4♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:50
- 5☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:57
- 6♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:10
- 8☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:30
- 11♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:37
- 12☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:30
- 3☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:10
- 6♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:04
- 7☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:57
- 8♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:44
- 10☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:24 to 08:30: 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.