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, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 21:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:56
- 2♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:12
- 3☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:28
- 4♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 13:00
- 6☽︎ Moon13:00 – 14:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:48
- 9♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:04
- 10☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:21
- 11♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:53
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:05
- 4♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:49
- 5☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:33
- 6♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:01
- 8☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:13
- 11♂︎ Mars05:13 – 05:57
- 12☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 21:53: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:40 to 07:56: 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.