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, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:33
- 3♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:09
- 11☉︎ Sun16:09 – 16:59
- 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:59
- 2☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 03:12
- 9☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:44
- 12♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:54 to 08:43: 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.