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 Wednesday, 20 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:22
- 12♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:22
- 2♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Wednesday, 20 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.