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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:23
- 3♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 15:04
- 9☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:24
- 12☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:11
- 4☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:04
- 5♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:50
- 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.