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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:06
- 12☽︎ Moon05:06 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 07:05: 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.