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, 31 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:51
- 2☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:54
- 3♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 12:00
- 5☽︎ Moon12:00 – 13:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:09
- 8♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:12
- 9☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:15
- 10♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:21
- 12☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:17
- 3♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:14
- 4☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:11
- 5♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:05
- 7☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:56
- 10♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:53
- 11☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:50
- 12♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 31 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:48 to 08:51: 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.