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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:00
- 12♂︎ Mars17:00 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:00
- 2♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:26: 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.