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, 25 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:31
- 2☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:09
- 5♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:02
- 6☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:41
- 9☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:56
- 7♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:03
- 8☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:10
- 9♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:25
- 11☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bilbao?
On Wednesday, 25 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:38 to 09:31: 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.