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, 4 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:10
- 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:04
- 5♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:02
- 6☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:59
- 7♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:55
- 9☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:00
- 7♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:02
- 8☉︎ Sun03:02 – 04:05
- 9♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 4 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:12 to 09:10: 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.