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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 08:56
- 2☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:09
- 8☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:08 to 08:56: 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.