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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:35 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:38
- 4☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:46
- 10♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:47
- 11☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:36
- 12♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:34 to 07:35: 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.