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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:41
- 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:41
- 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:07: 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.