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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:02
- 2☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:56
- 3♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:43
- 5☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:17
- 9☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:10
- 10♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:57
- 12☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:04
- 3♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:17
- 5♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:57
- 11☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:03
- 12♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:09 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.