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, 22 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:32
- 5♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 16:05
- 10♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:11
- 11☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:18
- 12♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:18
- 2☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:11
- 12♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Djelfa?
On Saturday, 22 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:06 to 07:12: 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.