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, 22 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:12
- 2♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:07
- 3☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:01
- 4♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:51
- 6☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:35
- 9♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:30
- 10☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:25
- 11♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:30
- 4♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:35
- 5☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:41
- 6♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:51
- 8☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:07
- 11♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:13
- 12☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:17 to 09:12: 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.