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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:06
- 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:18 to 09:06: 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.