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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:25
- 2☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:46
- 12☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:06
- 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 04:06
- 10♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:26
- 12♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:25: 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.