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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:44
- 3♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:02
- 8♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:06
- 9☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:10
- 10♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:17
- 12☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:14
- 3♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:10
- 4☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:06
- 5♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 01:59
- 7☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:48
- 10♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:41
- 12♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:37 to 08:41: 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.