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 Wednesday, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:10
- 2☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:57
- 6☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:08
- 7♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:32
- 9☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:07
- 12♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:07
- 2♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:43
- 4☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:08
- 7♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.