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 Wednesday, 10 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:52
- 12♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:52
- 2♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 10 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:07 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.