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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:19
- 2☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:06
- 5♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:01
- 6☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:57
- 7♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:44
- 4☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:57
- 7♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:02
- 8☉︎ Sun03:02 – 04:07
- 9♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:16
- 11☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 to 09:19: 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.