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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:16
- 3☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:01
- 6♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:56
- 7☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:37
- 3♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:47
- 5☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:02
- 8♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:07
- 9☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:12
- 10♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:26 to 09:21: 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.