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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.