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 Tuesday, 24 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:51
- 2☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:20
- 8♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:14
- 9☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:09
- 10♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 17:59
- 12☽︎ Moon17:59 – 18:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 19:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:04
- 3♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:09
- 4☉︎ Sun22:09 – 23:14
- 5♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:39
- 10♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:44
- 11☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:49
- 12♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Tuesday, 24 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:56 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.