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 Tuesday, 3 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:09
- 2☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:07
- 3♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:04
- 5☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 14:58
- 8♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:56
- 9☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:54
- 10♀︎ Venus16:54 – 17:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:50
- 12☽︎ Moon18:50 – 19:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 20:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:52
- 3♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:54
- 4☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:56
- 5♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 02:00
- 7☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 05:06
- 10♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:08
- 11☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:10
- 12♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Tuesday, 3 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:11 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.