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 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:06 – 08:54
- 2☉︎ Sun08:54 – 09:42
- 3♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:17
- 5☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 16:53
- 12☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:05
- 3♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 02:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:42
- 11☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:54
- 12♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:06 to 08:54: 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.