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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 17:08
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:41
- 2☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:33
- 11☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:50 to 08:41: 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.