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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:11
- 2☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:21
- 2♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:57
- 9♀︎ Venus03:57 – 05:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:16 to 09:11: 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.