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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:29
- 2♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:20
- 3☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.