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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:17
- 3♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:28
- 8♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:18
- 9☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:08
- 10♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:48
- 12☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:58
- 3♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:18
- 5♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:37
- 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:17
- 11☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:27
- 12♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:36 to 08:27: 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.