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, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:55
- 4♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:53
- 5☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:51
- 6♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:48
- 8☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:42
- 11♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:40
- 12☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:42
- 3☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:48
- 6♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:50
- 7☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:52
- 8♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:56
- 10☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:01 to 08:59: 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.