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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:20: 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.