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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:27
- 4☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:02
- 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:49: 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.