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, 20 September 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:58
- 2☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:02
- 5♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:03
- 6☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:04
- 7♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:10
- 12♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:10
- 2♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:08
- 4☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:05
- 7♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:03
- 8☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:02
- 9♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:00
- 11☽︎ Moon06:00 – 06:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 20 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:57 to 08:58: 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.