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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:03
- 3☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:51
- 6♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:47
- 7☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:43
- 8♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:26
- 2☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:39
- 5☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:51
- 8♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:56
- 9☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:11 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.