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, 26 March 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:06
- 2☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:29
- 12♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:28
- 2♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:24
- 4☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 26 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:04 to 08:06: 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.