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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 08:50
- 2♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:38
- 3☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:26
- 4♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:03
- 6☽︎ Moon12:03 – 12:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:28
- 9♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:16
- 10☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:04
- 11♀︎ Venus16:04 – 16:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:41
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:16
- 4♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:28
- 5☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:40
- 6♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 02:03
- 8☽︎ Moon02:03 – 03:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:39
- 11♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:50
- 12☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:01 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.