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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:04
- 3♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:59
- 4☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:55
- 5♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:46
- 7☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:34
- 10♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:29
- 11☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:38
- 5♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:56
- 9☽︎ Moon03:56 – 05:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:09
- 12♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:12 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.