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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 17:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:28
- 10☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:59 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.