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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:28
- 3☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:37
- 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:06
- 3♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:48 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.