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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:33
- 4☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:09
- 11☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:14
- 2♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:09
- 3☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.