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, 12 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:44
- 3☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:43
- 8♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:18
- 10☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:06
- 3♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:57
- 12☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 12 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:09 to 08:57: 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.