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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:07 to 08:01: 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.