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 Monday, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:53
- 4♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:53
- 5☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:52
- 6♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:51
- 8☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:50
- 11♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:50
- 12☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:50
- 3☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:52
- 6♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:52
- 7☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:53
- 8♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:54
- 10☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:54 to 08:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.