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 Monday, 30 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:58
- 4♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:01
- 5☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:03
- 6♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:09
- 8☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:17
- 11♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:20
- 12☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:17
- 3☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:08
- 6♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:05
- 7☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:03
- 8♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:57
- 10☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Monday, 30 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:50 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.