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 Thursday, 23 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:25
- 2♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:34
- 3☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:43
- 4♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 13:01
- 6☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:28
- 9♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:37
- 10☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:46
- 11♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 21:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:36
- 4♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:27
- 5☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:18
- 6♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:00
- 8☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:33
- 11♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:24
- 12☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Thursday, 23 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:16 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.