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, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:34
- 12♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:34
- 2♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:42: 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.