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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:37
- 2☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:56
- 6☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:01
- 7♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:16
- 4☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:01
- 7♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:32 to 08:37: 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.