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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:44
- 11☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:34
- 2♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:44
- 3☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:22 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.