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 Friday, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:55
- 6♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:58
- 7☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:01
- 8♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:07
- 10☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:13
- 2☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:10
- 3♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:04
- 5☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:55
- 8♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:39 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.