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 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 08:06
- 2♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:21
- 3☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:35
- 4♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 13:03
- 6☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:46
- 9♂︎ Mars16:46 – 18:00
- 10☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:14
- 11♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:00
- 4♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:46
- 5☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:32
- 6♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:04
- 8☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:21
- 11♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:07
- 12☉︎ Sun06:07 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:52 to 08:06: 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.