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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:02 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:25 to 07:28: 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.