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, 2 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:34
- 12♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:34
- 2♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:45
- 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 2 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:26 to 09:16: 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.