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 Sunday, 15 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:35
- 2♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Sunday, 15 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:32 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.