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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:19
- 4☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:55
- 2♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:50 to 08:40: 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.