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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 17:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:00
- 2☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:45
- 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:04
- 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:09 to 08:03: 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.