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, 13 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:18
- 2☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:05
- 5♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:01
- 6☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:57
- 7♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:58
- 7♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:02
- 8☉︎ Sun03:02 – 04:06
- 9♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:15
- 11☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 13 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:22 to 09:18: 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.