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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:48
- 2☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:17
- 12☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:16: 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.