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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:52
- 2♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:48
- 3☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:44
- 4♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:37
- 6☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:27
- 9♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:23
- 10☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:19
- 11♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:23
- 4♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:27
- 5☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:30
- 6♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:38
- 8☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:49
- 11♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:52
- 12☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:55 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.