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, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:18
- 2♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:11
- 3☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:05
- 4♀︎ Venus10:05 – 10:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:51
- 6☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:32
- 9♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:25
- 10☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:19
- 11♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:25
- 4♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:32
- 5☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:39
- 6♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:52
- 8☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:12
- 11♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:19
- 12☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:24 to 08:18: 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.