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, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:55
- 2☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:52
- 6☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:51
- 7♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:47
- 12♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:47
- 2♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:49
- 4☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:52
- 7♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:52
- 8☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:55
- 11☽︎ Moon05:55 – 06:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:55: 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.