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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:41
- 4♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:38
- 5☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:35
- 6♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:30
- 8☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:21
- 11♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:19
- 12☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:22
- 3☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:30
- 6♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:33
- 7☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:36
- 8♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:42
- 10☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:50 to 07:47: 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.