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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:51
- 4☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:25
- 8☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:58
- 2♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:52
- 10☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 08:05: 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.