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, 19 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:49
- 3☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:59
- 7☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:09
- 3♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:37
- 10♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:02
- 12☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 19 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:14 to 09:01: 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.