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, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:12
- 2☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:10
- 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:04
- 5☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 12:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:56
- 8♂︎ Mars13:56 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:46
- 12☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:48
- 3♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:51
- 4☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:58
- 7☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 04:06
- 10♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:08
- 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 08:12: 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.