Planetary hours
in El Oued.
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 Wednesday, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.