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 Tuesday, 31 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:48
- 2☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:37
- 3♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:14
- 5☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 16:54
- 12☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:06
- 3♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:26
- 10♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:37
- 11☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:49
- 12♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:00
Other cities · Algeria
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Tuesday, 31 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:00 to 08:48: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.