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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:51
- 6♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:24
- 3♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:35
- 5☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:57
- 9☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:03
- 10♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:14
- 12☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:18 to 09:13: 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.