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, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:00
- 2☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:02
- 5♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:03
- 6☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:03
- 7♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:04
- 9☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:06
- 12♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:06
- 2♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:04
- 7♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:03
- 8☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:03
- 9♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:59 to 09:00: 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.