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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:28
- 5☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:57
- 10♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:45
- 12☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:57
- 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:16
- 7☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:52 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.