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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:25
- 3♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:31
- 4☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:17
- 11☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:24
- 12♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:24
- 2☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.