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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:08: 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.