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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:14
- 2♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:01
- 11♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:29 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.