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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:40
- 5♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:37
- 7♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:40
- 9☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 07:44: 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.