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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:37
- 7♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:29
- 12♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:39 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.