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, 1 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:24
- 4☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 17:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:58
- 2♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 1 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:34 to 08:30: 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.