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 Friday, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:42
- 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:32
- 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:33
- 3♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:40
- 9☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:44
- 12☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:44 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.