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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:13
- 3♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:24
- 10♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:10
- 12♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:10
- 2☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:21
- 12♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:26 to 08:20: 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.