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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:18
- 2♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:30
- 3☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:42
- 4♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 13:05
- 6☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:40
- 9♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:52
- 10☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:04
- 11♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:52
- 4♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:41
- 5☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:29
- 6♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:06
- 8☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:31
- 11♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:19
- 12☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:07 to 08:18: 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.