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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:05
- 6☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:17
- 7♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:41
- 9☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:16
- 12♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:16
- 2♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:53
- 4☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:17
- 7♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:06
- 8☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 08:17: 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.