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, 30 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:31
- 3☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:21
- 2☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:29
- 3♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:23
- 10♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:38
- 12☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Friday, 30 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:46 to 08:38: 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.