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 Saturday, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:57 – 08:07
- 3♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:16
- 4☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:13
- 10♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:23
- 11☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:32
- 12♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:32
- 2☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:57
- 12♂︎ Mars04:57 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:48 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.