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 Monday, 25 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Algiers).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:08
- 4♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:00
- 5☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:52
- 6♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:36
- 8☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:13
- 11♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:05
- 12☉︎ Sun17:05 – 17:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:12
- 3☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:36
- 6♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:44
- 7☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:52
- 8♀︎ Venus01:52 – 03:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Oued?
On Monday, 25 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:32 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.