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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:12
- 2☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:09
- 3♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:04
- 5☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:56
- 8♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:54
- 9☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:51
- 10♀︎ Venus16:51 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:46
- 12☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:52
- 4☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:54
- 5♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 02:00
- 7☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:07
- 10♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:10
- 11☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:13
- 12♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:14 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.