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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:47
- 11♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:51: 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.