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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:49
- 2☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:49: 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.