Planetary hours
in Blida.
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 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 8 of the day, until 14:17
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:14 to 08:07: 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.