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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.