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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:29
- 2♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:02
- 8☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 17:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 00:02
- 6☽︎ Moon00:02 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:45
- 9♂︎ Mars03:45 – 05:00
- 10☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:14
- 11♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:43 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.