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 Friday, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:29
- 7☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:10
- 3♀︎ Venus21:10 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:27
Other cities · Algeria
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:28 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.