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 Thursday, 4 September 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:38
- 2♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:42
- 3☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:47
- 4♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:56
- 6☽︎ Moon12:56 – 14:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:09
- 9♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:13
- 10☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:18
- 11♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:13
- 4♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:09
- 5☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:05
- 6♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:56
- 8☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 05:43
- 11♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:39
- 12☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 4 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:34 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.