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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:37
- 11☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:48: 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.