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, 15 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:27
- 2☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:15
- 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:15
- 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 00:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:13
- 11☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 15 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:40 to 09:27: 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.