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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:52
- 3♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 17:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:27
- 9☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:05
- 12♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:17 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.