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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:34
- 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:27
- 12☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:32
- 5♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:42
- 10♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:44
- 11☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:46
- 12♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:47 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.