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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:04
- 2♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:51
- 3☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:39
- 4♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:14
- 6☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:36
- 9♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:23
- 10☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:11
- 11♀︎ Venus16:11 – 16:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 17:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:24
- 4♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:36
- 5☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:49
- 6♀︎ Venus23:49 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:14
- 8☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:51
- 11♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:04
- 12☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:16 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.