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 Thursday, 1 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:49
- 2♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:37
- 3☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:26
- 4♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:03
- 6☽︎ Moon12:03 – 12:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:29
- 9♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:18
- 10☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:06
- 11♀︎ Venus16:06 – 16:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 17:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:18
- 4♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:29
- 5☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:41
- 6♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 02:03
- 8☽︎ Moon02:03 – 03:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:37
- 11♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:49
- 12☉︎ Sun06:49 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Thursday, 1 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 44m, 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?
Jupiter, from 08:00 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.