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, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:30
- 2☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:24
- 3♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:52
- 9☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:35
- 12☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:40
- 3♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:51
- 5♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:02
- 7☽︎ Moon01:02 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:18
- 10♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:23
- 11☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:29
- 12♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:30: 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.