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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 07:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:43
- 5♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:06
- 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:06
- 2☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:59
- 12♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.