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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:36
- 2♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 07:58: 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.