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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:57
- 5♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:06
- 6☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:14
- 7♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:32
- 9☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:59
- 12♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:59
- 2♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:42
- 4☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:15
- 7♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:06
- 8☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:57
- 9♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:40
- 11☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:30: 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.