Planetary hours
in Djelfa.
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, 18 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:46
- 7☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Friday, 18 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:17: 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.