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, 12 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:08
- 7♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:34
- 9☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:12
- 12♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:12
- 2♀︎ Venus22:12 – 22:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:46
- 4☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:07
- 7♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:54
- 8☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 12 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 08:04: 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.