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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:55
- 2☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:02
- 3♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:12 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.