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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:24
- 10☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:04
- 12☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:04: 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.