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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:50
- 2♀︎ Venus18:50 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:42: 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.