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, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:08
- 10♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 16:53
- 12☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:00
- 3♂︎ Mars20:00 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:53
- 10♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 08:08: 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.