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, 5 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:32
- 3♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:25
- 12♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:25
- 2☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Blida?
On Saturday, 5 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:47 to 08:39: 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.