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 Friday, 3 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:56
- 3☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:52
- 6♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:49
- 8♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:46
- 10☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:43
- 2☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:44
- 3♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:47
- 5☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:55
- 10♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:58
- 12☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 3 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:59 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.