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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:40
- 2♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:33 to 08:23: 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.