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 Friday, 16 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:06
- 10☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:17
- 2☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:11
- 3♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:30
- 10♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.