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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:04: 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.