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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:17
- 2♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:24
- 3☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:31
- 4♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:44
- 6☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:05
- 9♂︎ Mars15:05 – 16:12
- 10☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:19
- 11♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:12
- 4♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:05
- 5☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:59
- 6♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:45
- 8☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:24
- 11♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:17
- 12☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.