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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.