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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:18
- 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:52
- 7☽︎ Moon12:52 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:17
- 10♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:25
- 11☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:01
- 6☉︎ Sun00:01 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:11
- 12♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:02 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.