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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:26
- 2☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:34
- 3♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:49
- 5☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 14:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:13
- 8♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:20
- 9☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:28
- 10♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:44
- 12☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:36
- 3♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:28
- 4☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:21
- 5♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:05
- 7☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:42
- 10♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:35
- 11☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:27
- 12♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:19 to 08:26: 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.