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, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:05
- 2☉︎ Sun09:05 – 10:01
- 3♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:54
- 5☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:44
- 8♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:40
- 9☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:37
- 10♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:30
- 12☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:34
- 3♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:37
- 4☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:41
- 5♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:59
- 10♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:02
- 11☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:06
- 12♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:08 to 09:05: 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.