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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 08:54
- 2☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:06
- 8☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:07 to 08:54: 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.