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 Saturday, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:51
- 4☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:55
- 7☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:59
- 10♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:01
- 11☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:02
- 12♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:02
- 2☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:55
- 7♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:53
- 9☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:49
- 12♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:46 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.