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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:16
- 2♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:09
- 4☽︎ Moon11:09 – 12:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:58
- 7♂︎ Mars13:58 – 14:54
- 8☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:50
- 9♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:43
- 11☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:39
- 2♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:47
- 4♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:54
- 6☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 03:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:06
- 9♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:14
- 11♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:20 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.