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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:35
- 4☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:37
- 5♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:50
- 10♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:53
- 11☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:55
- 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 18:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 19:55
- 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:43
- 7♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:27 to 07:30: 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.