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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:44
- 2♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:31
- 11☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:29
- 2♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:31
- 3☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:46 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.