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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:45
- 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:32
- 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:19: 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.