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, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:04
- 5♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:09
- 6☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:14
- 7♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:24
- 9☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:29
- 4☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:13
- 7♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:08
- 8☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:02
- 9♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:48: 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.