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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:28
- 3♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:18
- 4☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 16:55
- 12♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:55
- 2☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:27
- 5♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:40
- 12♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:49 to 08:39: 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.