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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 12:00
- 5♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:04
- 6☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:08
- 7♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:28
- 12♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:28
- 2♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:09
- 7♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:05
- 8☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:53
- 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:44 to 08:48: 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.