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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:16
- 9♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:38
- 11☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:49
- 2♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:38
- 3☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:06
- 6☽︎ Moon00:06 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 07:01: 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.