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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:08
- 3♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:02
- 4☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:57
- 5♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:23
- 11☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:17
- 12♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:17
- 2☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:34
- 5♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:14
- 12♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:19 to 09:14: 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.