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 Wednesday, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:50
- 2☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:53
- 7♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:55
- 9☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:56
- 12♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:55
- 4☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:54
- 7♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:50 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.