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, 26 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:22
- 2☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:26
- 12♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:26
- 2♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 26 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:33 to 09:22: 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.