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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:17
- 3♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:12
- 4☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:07
- 5♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 13:56
- 7☽︎ Moon13:56 – 14:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:36
- 11☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:30
- 12♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:30
- 2☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:46
- 5♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:52
- 6☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:57
- 7♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:07
- 9☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:23
- 12♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:27 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.