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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:19
- 2☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.