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, 29 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:51 – 08:54
- 2♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:59
- 4☽︎ Moon10:59 – 12:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:07
- 7♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:09
- 8☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:12
- 9♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:17
- 11☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:19
- 2♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:16
- 3☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:08
- 6☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 04:00
- 9♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:58
- 10☉︎ Sun04:58 – 05:55
- 11♀︎ Venus05:55 – 06:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 29 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:51 to 08:54: 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.