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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:34
- 2♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 14:02
- 7♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:07
- 8☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:13
- 9♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:24
- 11☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:29
- 2♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:24
- 3☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:18
- 4♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:08
- 6☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:29 to 08:34: 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.