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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:31
- 2☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:20
- 3♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:59
- 5☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:28
- 8♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:17
- 9☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:46
- 12☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:57
- 3♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:18
- 5♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:39
- 7☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:31
- 12♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:41 to 08:31: 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.