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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:41 to 07:37: 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.