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, 15 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Wednesday, 15 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:20: 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.