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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:39
- 4♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:38
- 5☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:36
- 6♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:33
- 8☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:28
- 11♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:27
- 12☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:28
- 3☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:33
- 6♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:35
- 7☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:37
- 8♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:40
- 10☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:44 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.