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, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:16
- 2☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:10
- 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:39
- 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:26
- 10♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:14
- 12☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 04:04
- 10♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:17
- 12♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:22 to 08:16: 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.