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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:16
- 2☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:27
- 3♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:47
- 5☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 14:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:17
- 8♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:28
- 9☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:38
- 10♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:58
- 12☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 21:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:48
- 3♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:38
- 4☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:28
- 5♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:08
- 7☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:17
- 12♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:06 to 08:16: 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.