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 Saturday, 9 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 14:07
- 7☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:35
- 10♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:44
- 11☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:53
- 12♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:53
- 2☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:26
- 5♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:16
- 6☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:07
- 7♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:21
- 12♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 9 August 2025, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:11 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.