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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 07:05: 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.
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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.