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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:34
- 3♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:16
- 7☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:58
- 11☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:53
- 12♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:53
- 2☽︎ Moon18:53 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:16
- 7♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:40
- 12♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.