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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:42
- 3☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:56
- 6♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:00
- 7☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:05
- 8♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:13
- 10☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:22
- 2☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:18
- 3♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:09
- 5☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:56
- 8♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:33 to 08:38: 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.