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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:04 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:17
- 9♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:04 to 08:52: 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.