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 Friday, 10 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:13
- 2☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Friday, 10 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.