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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:36
- 2☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:41
- 3♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:06
- 8♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:11
- 9☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:16
- 10♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:26
- 12☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:21
- 3♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:16
- 4☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:11
- 5♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:02
- 7☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:47
- 10♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:42
- 11☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:37
- 12♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:31 to 08:36: 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.