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, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:07
- 2☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:20
- 8♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:32
- 9☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:44
- 10♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:09
- 12☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 22:57
- 3♂︎ Mars22:57 – 23:44
- 4☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:32
- 5♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:08
- 7☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:32
- 10♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:19
- 11☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:54 to 08:07: 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.