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, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:48
- 4♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:51
- 5☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:55
- 6♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:03
- 8☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:15
- 11♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:18
- 12☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:15
- 3☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:03
- 6♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:00
- 7☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:56
- 8♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:48
- 10☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:36 to 08:40: 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.