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 Monday, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:05 – 08:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:29
- 4♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:17
- 5☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:05
- 6♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:05
- 11♂︎ Mars16:05 – 16:53
- 12☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:05
- 3☽︎ Moon20:05 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:41
- 6♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:53
- 7☉︎ Sun00:53 – 02:05
- 8♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:29
- 10☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:05 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.