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, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:41 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:57
- 7♂︎ Mars13:57 – 15:00
- 8☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:02
- 9♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:08
- 11☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 20:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:10
- 2♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:08
- 3☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:05
- 4♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:00
- 6☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:41 to 08:44: 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.