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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 16:57
- 12♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:57
- 2☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:26
- 12♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.