Planetary hours
in Bilbao.
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 Wednesday, 18 September 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:56
- 2☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:03
- 6☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:05
- 7♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:08
- 9☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:14
- 2♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:10
- 4☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:05
- 7♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:04
- 8☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:02
- 9♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:59
- 11☽︎ Moon05:59 – 06:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 18 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:54 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.