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 Sunday, 14 September 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:57
- 7♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:59
- 8☉︎ Sun14:59 – 16:01
- 9♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:06
- 11☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:09
- 2♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:06
- 3☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 00:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:59
- 6☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:52
- 9♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:48
- 11♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Sunday, 14 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.