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 Wednesday, 5 March 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 18:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 5 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.