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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:24
- 3♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:47 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.