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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:45
- 3☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:23
- 2☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:50 to 07:48: 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.