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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:51
- 4☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:55
- 7♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 17:59
- 11☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 21:01
- 2♂︎ Mars21:01 – 22:00
- 3☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:58
- 4♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:56
- 6☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:53
- 9♂︎ Mars03:53 – 04:52
- 10☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:47 to 08:48: 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.