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, 24 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:23
- 3☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:02
- 6♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:55
- 7☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:48
- 8♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:21
- 2☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:03
- 8♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:10
- 9☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:17
- 10♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:31
- 12☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Friday, 24 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:36 to 09:29: 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.