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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:27
- 6♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:42
- 10☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:50
- 2☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:46
- 3♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:27
- 8♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:08 to 07:12: 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.