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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:46
- 3♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:13
- 12♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:13
- 2☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 05:51
- 12♂︎ Mars05:51 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:54 to 07:50: 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.