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, 24 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:02
- 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:02
- 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Wednesday, 24 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:48: 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.