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, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:37
- 4♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:12
- 6♀︎ Venus12:12 – 12:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:09
- 11♂︎ Mars16:09 – 16:57
- 12☉︎ Sun16:57 – 17:44
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:57 – 20:09
- 3☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 01:00
- 7☉︎ Sun01:00 – 02:12
- 8♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:37
- 10☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 07:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:15 to 09:02: 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.