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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:24
- 3☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:25
- 2☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:18
- 3♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:31
- 10♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:17: 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.