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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:55
- 2☉︎ Sun06:55 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:55
- 9☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:04
- 10♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:21
- 12☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:12
- 3♂︎ Mars21:12 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:55
- 5♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:04
- 11☉︎ Sun04:04 – 04:56
- 12♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 06:55: 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.