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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:28
- 2☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:14
- 3♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:47
- 5☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:06
- 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 14:52
- 9☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:11
- 12☽︎ Moon17:11 – 17:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:25
- 3♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:38
- 4☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:52
- 5♀︎ Venus22:52 – 00:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 05:00
- 10♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:14
- 11☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:28
- 12♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:42 to 09:28: 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.