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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:02
- 6♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:00
- 7☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:59
- 8♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:55
- 10☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:52
- 2☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:54
- 3♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:02
- 8♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:04
- 9☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:06
- 10♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:09
- 12☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:10 to 09:08: 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.