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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:00
- 2☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:38
- 12♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:38
- 2♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:42
- 4☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:52
- 8☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:59
- 11☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:03 to 09:00: 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.