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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:35
- 4☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:59
- 10♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:03
- 11☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:07
- 12♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:07
- 2☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:23 to 07:27: 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.