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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:25
- 2☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:19
- 3♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:07
- 5☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:50
- 8♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:44
- 9☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:38
- 10♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:26
- 12☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:32
- 3♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:38
- 4☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:44
- 5♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:56
- 7☽︎ Moon01:56 – 03:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:14
- 10♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:20
- 11☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:26
- 12♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:31 to 09:25: 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.