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 Tuesday, 3 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:28
- 2☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:25
- 3♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:19
- 5☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:08
- 9☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:05
- 10♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 17:59
- 12☽︎ Moon17:59 – 18:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 19:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:02
- 3♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:05
- 4☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:24
- 11☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:27
- 12♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:31 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.