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 Monday, 1 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:08
- 4♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:02
- 6♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:56
- 8☽︎ Moon13:56 – 14:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:48
- 11♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:45
- 12☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:48
- 3☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:56
- 6♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:58
- 7☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:07
- 10☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:16 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.