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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:31
- 3☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:05
- 6♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:17
- 7☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:28
- 8♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:51
- 10☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:14
- 2☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:03
- 3♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:40
- 5☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:06
- 8♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.