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, 23 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:19
- 3☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:26
- 4♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:40
- 6☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 15:01
- 9♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:08
- 10☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:15
- 11♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:08
- 4♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:01
- 5☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:53
- 6♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:39
- 8☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:10
- 12☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Thursday, 23 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:04 to 07:11: 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.