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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:05
- 2♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:28
- 9♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:53
- 11♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:17 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.