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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:35 to 08:25: 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.