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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:01
- 2♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:59
- 3☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:56
- 4♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:51
- 6☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:44
- 9♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:41
- 10☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:39
- 11♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:41
- 4♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:44
- 5☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:47
- 6♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:52
- 8☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:59
- 11♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:02
- 12☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:03 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.