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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:02
- 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 20:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:29: 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.