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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:19
- 3♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:10
- 9☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:18
- 10♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:35
- 12☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:27
- 3♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:19
- 4☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:10
- 5♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:20
- 11☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:03 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.