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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:46
- 2♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:42
- 9♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:24
- 11☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:24
- 3☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:37
- 11♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:46: 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.