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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:39
- 2♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:59
- 7♂︎ Mars13:59 – 15:04
- 8☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:08
- 9♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:20
- 2♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:16
- 3☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:12
- 4♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:04
- 6☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:48
- 10☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:35 to 08:39: 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.