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 Saturday, 22 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:09
- 3♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:05
- 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:47
- 12♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:47
- 2☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:19
- 12♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Saturday, 22 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:27 to 08:18: 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.