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, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:53
- 4☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:52
- 7♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:52
- 8☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:52
- 9♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:51
- 11☽︎ Moon17:51 – 18:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 20:51
- 2♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:51
- 3☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:52
- 4♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:52
- 6☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:53
- 9♂︎ Mars03:53 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:54
- 11♀︎ Venus05:54 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:53 to 08:53: 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.