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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:30
- 10☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:05 – 20:54
- 2☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:42
- 3♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 06:55: 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.