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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:35
- 2♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:44
- 2♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:46 to 08:35: 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.