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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.