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 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:41
- 2☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:36
- 11☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:41: 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.