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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:29
- 2♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:01
- 8☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 00:01
- 6☽︎ Moon00:01 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:45
- 9♂︎ Mars03:45 – 05:00
- 10☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:14
- 11♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:43 to 09:29: 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.