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, 29 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:55
- 2☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:54
- 3♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:53
- 5☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:51
- 8♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:50
- 9☉︎ Sun15:50 – 16:50
- 10♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:48
- 12☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 20:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:50
- 4☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:50
- 5♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:52
- 7☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:54
- 10♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:55
- 11☉︎ Sun05:55 – 06:55
- 12♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:55 to 08:55: 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.