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, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:31
- 2♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 13:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:11
- 7♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:19
- 8☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:27
- 9♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:43
- 11☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 20:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:51
- 2♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:42
- 3☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:34
- 4♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:18
- 6☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 03:54
- 9♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:37
- 11♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:23 to 08:31: 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.