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 Tuesday, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:48
- 2☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:38
- 3♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:19
- 5☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 12:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:39
- 9☉︎ Sun14:39 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:10
- 12☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:29
- 4☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:39
- 5♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:59
- 7☽︎ Moon00:59 – 02:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:38
- 11☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:48
- 12♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:58 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.