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 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:01
- 6♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:05
- 7☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:09
- 8♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:16
- 10☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:23
- 2☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:19
- 3♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:12
- 5☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:01
- 8♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:57
- 9☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:53
- 10♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:47: 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.