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, 28 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:48
- 11☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:45
- 2♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:48
- 3☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Sunday, 28 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:21 to 08:17: 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.