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, 30 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:57
- 6☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:08
- 7♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:29
- 9☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:02
- 12♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:02
- 2♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:41
- 4☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:08
- 7♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:57
- 8☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Wednesday, 30 July 2025, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 08:13: 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.