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 Friday, 16 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:13
- 3☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:54
- 6♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:08
- 7☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:22
- 8♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:49
- 10☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:16
- 2☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:02
- 3♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:35
- 5☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:54
- 8♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:40
- 9☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:26
- 10♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Friday, 16 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:46 to 08:00: 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.