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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:35
- 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:32
- 11♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:39 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.