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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.