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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:01
- 3☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:02
- 3♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:40
- 8♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:10
- 12☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:16 to 08:09: 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.