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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.