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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:54
- 12♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:54
- 2♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:54: 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.