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 Tuesday, 7 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:00
- 2☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:58
- 3♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:54
- 5☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:47
- 8♂︎ Mars14:47 – 15:44
- 9☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:42
- 10♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:37
- 12☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:40
- 3♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:42
- 4☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:45
- 5♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:49
- 7☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:57
- 10♂︎ Mars04:57 – 05:59
- 11☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:01
- 12♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:03 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.