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, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:59
- 2☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:09
- 5♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:12
- 6☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:16
- 7♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:23
- 9☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:33
- 12♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:33
- 2♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:26
- 4☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:15
- 7♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:11
- 8☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:08
- 9♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 06:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:59: 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.