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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:15
- 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:25 to 09:15: 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.