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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:54
- 2☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:03
- 6☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:06
- 7♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:17
- 12♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:17
- 2♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:13
- 4☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:06
- 7♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:04
- 8☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:02
- 9♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:57
- 11☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:52 to 08:54: 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.