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, 23 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:05
- 6☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:13
- 7♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:29
- 9☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:53
- 12♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:53
- 2♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:37
- 4☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:14
- 7♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:06
- 8☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:58
- 9♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 23 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:26 to 08:34: 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.