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, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:04
- 2☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:16
- 3♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:42
- 5☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:21
- 8♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:34
- 9☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:47
- 10♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:12
- 12☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 22:59
- 3♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:46
- 4☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:33
- 5♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:07
- 7☽︎ Moon02:07 – 02:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:03
- 12♀︎ Venus06:03 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:51 to 08:04: 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.