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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:30
- 9♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:00
- 9♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:14
- 11♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:28 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.