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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:30
- 9♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:00 to 08:49: 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.